taimatsumaru
281464
3659
123
So I noticed something in one of those George W Bush paintings; when you see it...
TedCunterblast
He really captured Jay Leno's essence.
takeontina
Actually kind of adorable lol
jimmydonkley
These are gonna be worth a ton when he dies.
wheresmymoneydenny
They're not fantastic, but they're way better than I could do. Props to him for finding a hobby that makes him happy
martiniolives2
Yes, nice he found something to do that doesn't involve death.
GalacticPussy
that's how I feel! regardless of how I feel about him, he has lead a stressful life and this is a positive outlet…and better than my art!
ihavethepower
Even a lot of his political opponents say he is an extremely compassionate person to the point where it was used to manipulate him
SpadesNeil
This actually fits. I'm a liberal. I didn't like Bush. But this fits. Look up what he had to say about education before he ran for president
SpadesNeil
(2) Truth be told that fact actually makes me feel a little bad about being so harsh on him.
RobertDeNegro
he's better than half the people on imgur
CeddyMai
the doggy ones are kinda good, eh!
Illegitimatekitten
I actually really like this one:
KalleSchnikov
This is kinda cute.
TheStigsAmericanCousin
GW is an adorable EX-president. *EX* president.
AngryBrigand
He got handed some shitty situations and did the best he could. Fuck all of you bashing him because its cool. He's a good man.
guitargeorge007
You're talking about Obama, right?
p33nu5
You mean the guy who renewed the Patriot Act? Or tripled the national debt?
vulpesvulpes
I like all the puppies!
Ninjinister
Corgi
AgamemnonsMemes
Better than me.
FireLordVivec
I think this is sweet, creativity should never be mocked even if you don't like the thing or the person.
Treebearded
yeah, really? If your entire family had been murdered by this guy so he could make some money, would you still coddle his creative side?
FireLordVivec
Yes. Even if someone was in prison for murder I wouldn't mock them for doing something creative.
NellRaiser
I really want to buy the painting of the watermelon.
kamosey
"We don't make mistakes here, just happy little accidents“ - Bush on US foreign policy.
IAmDrBanner
Lets just hope he doesn't get kicked out of art school. We all know how that ended before.
TheGhostofLionelHutz
Was about to leave the page. Scrolled back down to upvote this. Well earned.
bleedingoutradiation
saved this image, just for the comment. +1
comepickupallyourfloorbags
Brilliant
SpaghettiGiver
He learned from the best
kungfuskunk
Whahah! Have an upvote
ilikefoodmorethanpeople
well, he is as good at painting as he was at being a president
Treebearded
something something if Hitler had been accepted to art school
thesneakiestweasel
Most of us don't do any painting because we're beginners, and so our art would look like that. It's hard to do bad art. We shouldn't mock
thesneakiestweasel
Okay to mock for war crimes though
birdiebridget
I used to teach painting classes, and I agree. If you put a bit of your soul into it, it's good art.
htomsirveaux
I hate being political, but if Obama did these, everyone would think they were incredible. Bush does them, they're just okay.
popellini
I think they're pretty good actually, I couldn't make anything half as nice myself. But fuck him still.
popellini
Wow, lots of W. fans in here!
cuddlenaps
I hate being political too, so I won't be—these are not good, it doesn't matter who painted them.
OhSnapsItsApac
I always upvote Bush
Whykar
And I'll always downvote him :) (No offense, he was terrible)
LastSonOfGallifrey
George W. Brush
kerms
George W. "happy little Bush"
fixial
:D
mrmikeyb
you make me happy
kamosey
Uncensored :
(NSFW)
GrantLemasters
Cheney's ass?
mrmikeyb
bad boy
miasanmia
This is weirdly adorable. I don't want to think of Bush as adorable. I'm uncomfortable.
fulminatrix
I know, I think him signing as "43" is cute (in the way old people are cute). It's unusual.
MrBananaBeak
43rd president, if you were wondering why. You probably weren't, but just in case :)
fulminatrix
I knew, that's why it was cute. But thank you for trying to help, haha.
MrBananaBeak
I thought so too. No matter what, he was still a president, and that's something to take a measure of pride about.
mulligylan
he really is though. like Jimmy Carter, he was not a good president, but a cool dude
troyandabedinthecommentsnights
he signs 43 cause 43rd president
[deleted]
[deleted]
troyandabedinthecommentsnights
true, at least that's by far not the worst he's done...
IMadeAnAccountJustToWriteThis
Why?
permanentpress
these are such innocent paintings...
LongliveKilgoreTrout
They are all quite horrible. And the innocent nature of them all explains a lot.
KyleofLakes
You understand the the president is a figure head yea? for a large snarling beast. still bearing guilt, but not in charge.
O11o1
Perhaps it's to put all the presidential stress behind him?
jsktrogdor
I think the fact that he paints pictures of cleaning himself while looking into a mirror says something about his subconscious.
AsAnAlaskan
Do I go directly to hell for saying Hitler was a better artist, or do I get to stop in Vegas first?
theinternetisascaryplace
Probably better than half the people here could do, who cares as long as he enjoys his hobby?
kevinthekangaroo
You must not be from the US...
Metroda
I love the golf course one.
tydil
Glad someone said it. I think these are all decent and a few are very good. Definitely couldn't do it myself.
flapperfemmefatale
He is definitely a better painter than he was a President.
Eowyneb
Hahaha true
Aerkusa
I think he's doing a great job! Painting is hard.
ListenHereYouLittleShit
As an artist, there are a LOT of issues with his techniques and execution. That being said, some are better than others.
innernette0
Implying you're an artist and then stating that there is somehow something objectively wrong with his art.
ListenHereYouLittleShit
Technique & execution are always up for debate. Criticizing someone's artistic vision is subjective.
guenwyver
Have you seen the episode of Bones where Angela being told she had great technique in her art was a huge insult to her as an artist?
ListenHereYouLittleShit
That is very specific. And sorry, no I haven't.
Gunnar2010
TIL half = 95%
kevinthekangaroo
I'm sorry, but when someone fucks up your whole economy like this guy, it feels good to have a few laughs.
yorhuckleberry
Have to agree with you my friend. If its his hobby and he enjoys it then wheres the harm in it?
Thesavagehamster
I sure don't. As long as it keeps him out of office - even better!
RalphWaldoEmerson
Well actually term limits will keep him out of office
Thesavagehamster
That helps too, sure.
JohnnyMnemonic
One office, not all.
FullPlateHero
He's got a hobby that makes him happy. Good for him.
Treebearded
good for all those hundreds of thousands of dead people who don't have to worry about their hobbies now. Good for Iraqis who can't afford 1
FullPlateHero
What does that have to do with anything I said?
welcomestranger
43 is a clever signature
jsktrogdor
I found it to be self absorbed.
docmantoots
I thought he was signing 'George Bush age 43'
PleaseDontRespondToMySarcasticCommentsWithASeriousReply
Almost too clever...
Veit
Well, he's only the 42nd person to be president. Calling him 43rd counts Grover Cleveland twice, just because his terms were nonconsecutive.
cletus44
He must have been a huge Richard Petty fan
ThisGuyDisguisedTheSkies
It's easier than spelling his name.
waytoosad
I actually though it was meant as GB - 4eorge 3ush
welcomestranger
I think that would just be giving him a little too much credit there....
SweetToof1890
woah, that's pretty awesome.
Silencor
It's both, that's why it's clever.
thiswasabadidea
It's not often you hear George Bush associated with the word clever
immarkscientist
lol'd in the office at that *tips hat*
welcomestranger
It sure does make a nice change!
bigtuna1125
Dick Cheney told him to do it
welcomestranger
since he was the 43rd prez...
[deleted]
[deleted]
welcomestranger
Careful, or I'll dip a partial sack...
nycnewyork
Thanks for the explanation. (sarc.)
CantRememberUsername
As a non-american, thanks
welcomestranger
Also a non-American, but I saw the 43 in the corner and thought I would google it on a hunch that was what he was doing there...
bananas
this sholud be the top comment
maybebutsurely
as an American... thanks...
ToranagaTheShogun
Thanks for explanation. (no sarc.)
BookosaurusLex
He was actually the 42nd. We've only had 43 prezzies (including obama)
welcomestranger
42nd prez, 43rd office? As an Australian, http://imgur.com/WdzHMDb
AbusiveWankerVEVO
It's decent, isn't it?
expectopatranus
I'd like to take a moment to tell you all about how (my life got flipped turned upside down) YOUR USERNAME IS abusivewankerVEVO ha ha ha ha
expectopatranus
this comment was a trainwreck and I apologize
AbusiveWankerVEVO
That's alright, it happens to the best of us.
GeeUknit
The dogs are decent. It's mostly at the kind of 'I paint for fun' level that isn't meant to be - and doesn't have to be - in the public eye
Graphically
Yeah I'm not really really sure what we're supposed to get out of this. Are we supposed to laugh at him or something?
eggtartsandfarts
Nah I think op was just showing us another side of George w bush. Its pretty ok paintings!
Nize426
I think they have an awkward enough skew to them that they could almost be considered artistic. Almost
ConfuzzledPuzzles
The people are a bit weird, but the dogs are fab, in my opinion, and his building/landscape was actually really cool.
ikmbaa
I THINK SO TOO
AbusiveWankerVEVO
Thanks, KarmaBot :')
NerdN1
Better than I could do definitely, but not great. I still think he would have been a better artist than a president.
TheMightiestRiver
I think decent is the correct word.
MuhammedLee
To be honest, most people with a little training could do better.
MouseratFormerlyScarecrowBoat
Not a patch on Hitler: http://www.hitler.org/art/buildings/building5.jpg
ravenclawesome
Is that the Hofbrauhaus?
IHaveAPhrasalUserNameLikeThisOneCauseTheyAlwaysGetTheTopComment
He made that and it wasn't good enough? Those guys are nazis man.
vurmuhrr
I went straight to the comments expecting to see this...
sierrajv
be a horrible person, be great at art
Barkinsons
Yeah these assholes could've really accepted him
ScottWPilgrim
Actually no. It's easy to tell his perspective sucks shit
freeballs
I don't know why you're being downvoted. It was literally the only reason he couldn't get in. It's much more obvious in other drawings tho
idiotn00b
So what you're saying is, Bush is literally worse than Hitler?
Treebearded
Yes.
MouseratFormerlyScarecrowBoat
Are you a Fox news "reporter"?
ROBOT120807
Please, if it were fox news they would still praise bush.
ArdentSlacker
Thanks for beating me to that one. Keep up the good work. :D
ButterfaceTaintClown
Ha! So many layers of irony I don't know whether to hug you or call you a Nazi Commie!
ikmbaa
APPARENTLY IF YOU ARE ACTUALLY EVIL YOU GET BETTER PAINTSKILLS IN RETURN
MouseratFormerlyScarecrowBoat
You'd imagine George Dubya would be more skilled an artist
DorthLous
"Never attribute to malice what can be as easily attributed to stupidity" I guess...
MouseratFormerlyScarecrowBoat
Wise words but ignorance at this scale is not an excuse
IMakeLotsOfReferencesAndRemakes
http://i.somethingawful.com/u/garbageday/photoshop_phriday/2009_07_31/Haddas_01.jpg
HeyKidimaComputahStopallthaDownloadin
I fuckin' lold.
graehall
These really made me reconsider him as a person - he was such a polarising and unimpressive politician it was easy to forget he's a person.
golfing90
I think the media are responsible for most of that polarization. Same with any president. People have don't to quick relying on sound bites
graehall
I think the polarisation is endemic to the nature of that nation's recent history.
graehall
I think that there's - utility in being prompted to reconsider the humanity of political figures. It's something we should do more.
AnOddOod
Me too. I wanted to go into these not liking them but by the middle I was like these aren't bad. He's just a retired guy doing some painting
graehall
You know, I can take or leave the dogs, the still life, and his efforts to explore landscape. But the shower and bath pieces are striking.
weeman2525
Despite his faults as president, there was always something likable about him.
wyliebunny
I hear politicians get their souls back after they stop...politicianing?
LizBoo
Don't let it, Hitler was an amazing artist would you reconsider him as a person? Talented yes, but nothing to do with who he is.
ThingsWithinThings
From what I hear he is one of those guys you would love to just sit down and have a beer with.
graehall
Oh cliches, when you're struggling to make a considered point, they can almost look like one :P
TwoRoadsDivergedInAWoodAndIITookTheOneLessTraveledBy
Pity we can't. He's been sober for a while, if I remember correctly
KingKelloggTheWaffleHaggler
He did some amazing stuff in Africa though, look it up it's awesome.
pappycat
If I remember correctly he also was a big supporter of the peace corps. They all do some things right, and some things wrong. :-)
ihavethepower
He increased funding to Africa from well under a billion $ to over 5B and on top of that significantly increased funding to global AIDS fund
graehall
Yeah, this is the kinda thing I mean. It's so easy to write someone off totally. But it's rare for a leader to never do anything positive.
KingKelloggTheWaffleHaggler
His Africa stuff saved millions, so gotta give some points there.
killswitch247
his china policy was also far better than clintons or obamas. and he didn't promise to be better than his predecessor and then make it worse
GeeUknit
Like cut funding for organisations who try to fight AIDS by promoting condoms? Yeah, awesome
ihavethepower
Bush promoted abstinence education and removed requirements for AIDS programs to promote condom education, but show me some evidence 1/3
ihavethepower
3/3 He even supported planned parenthood.
ihavethepower
2/3 that he cut funding for organisations that did. This is a genuine request. I'm not saying there is none, I just haven't seen it. 2/3
danzafan37
He wasn't very good as a president (and that is being pretty nice) but he is a genuinely nice dude from everything I have read
flamingflamingo
Really? Because these paintings are terrible, generic, and obviously recreations of photos and completely devoid of creativity.
flamingflamingo
Don't get me wrong, he paints better than me, but you'd think a guy who's been military, a druggie and the US president would be painting(1)
graehall
Really what?
flamingflamingo
These really made you reconsider him as a person? These if anything fit my image of him exactly.
graehall
As I said, it was easy for us to forget he's a person. Can you suggest a more intimate & clear means to expose your nature than through art?
flamingflamingo
I'm not sure what point you're making. These paintings do expose his already well-known nature: dull, ordinary, and lacking deeper thought.
puddinpops24
Well I hope you're A+ at everything you do in your life then, even all of your carefree hobbies. Untighten your butthole dude.
Icamehereforthewaters
The quality of the paintings is beside the point. It's like running into a teacher at the supermarket as a kid. Suddenly they're a person.
graehall
Maaaate, sexy, simple and succinct summary. +1 to you.
Icamehereforthewaters
Why thank you, sir or madam. (Since you said "sexy", I'll hope madam, but I'm open to discussion.)
flamingflamingo
I suppose. For me personally I still imagine him living it up in Texas and continuing to be a terrible, useless person.
Icamehereforthewaters
Most accounts, even from people who hated him as a president, say he's a very nice, enjoyable man. A LOT of what we hate about his (1/2)
Icamehereforthewaters
presidency came from Dick Cheney, to whom he didn't really say "no" until towards the end. This is coming from someone who is *not* a fan.
flamingflamingo
something other than pictures of his dogs or a watermelon on a table. (2)
MrBananaBeak
Who cares? He obviously doesn't. He paints because he enjoys it, which he has every right to.
flamingflamingo
You're right. Why should I share my opinion of something that's posted in an image sharing forum?
dontcallmekelso
At least he didn't get denied from art school... those 8 years coulda been a lot different O_o
whatismynameagain
Oh god, imagine if America tried to do that... we'd all be doomed
lotaso
Tried telling this joke to my parents, my dad replied "old and tired" not sure if he meant himself or...
snapperdoozle
Might as well paint with all that oil he made sure we stole.
psivox
This is very clever. Have an upvote.
whooshby
True, but his lack of perspective didn't help with his world view.
senorx
Yeah he might have invaded a few countries for no good reason....oh wait
Eowyneb
But... This are really bad. Like reaaaly bad.
pleaseDontPutItInTherePleaseDontStaaaahpOh
hehe
RomeoSniper
larryb123
Dude that comment just made me lol so loud I woke up my hungover roommates. Worth it
ikmbaa
HE WAS ALSO NOT ACTUALLY EVIL, INCOMPETENT OBVIOUSLY BUT EVIL ? NOT IN THE SLIGHTEST
CerebrawlHemmorage
He's also shown symptoms of having Borderline Personality Disorder. Especially: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splitting_(psychology)
jsktrogdor
Exactly. Being evil was Dick Cheney's job.
ImOutOfSpace
HOW DO I TURN OFF CAPSLOCK?
MouseratFormerlyScarecrowBoat
Ah....Have you been to Iraq??
Rezol
I'm not too well read on US war policy, but was everything that happened there really his ideas?
Geistbar
(1/2) Everything? No, of course not. I think the argument is two-fold. (1) He rushed into & sold the war on flimsy & limited evidence.
Geistbar
(2/2) + (2) He managed the occupation incompetently, w/ little concern for ethnic/religious/cultural/etc complications to democrasizing Iraq
pmmedemboobies
That's why he's shouting, because he lost his hearing in Iraq.
ikmbaa
NO, DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW THE US GOVERNMENT WORKS ?
MouseratFormerlyScarecrowBoat
Sadly yes. Hegemony or survival as Noam Chomsky has it. Like the British before them. It's all a bit depressing really
itwasadarkandstormynight
Googled hegemony, now I'm depressed
expectopatranus
George W. Bush would kick Hitler's ass. That's a scientific fact. Bush was in excellent physical shape for the entirety of his presidency.
liquinas
Tru. He dodged not only the first shoe but the second one too.
NosferMarki
Except for when that pretzel almost killed him.
ian9outof10
And when he fell off that bike
ElTubacabra
Epic Rap Battles of History: George W. Bush vs. Adolph Hitler
Counterfit
That would be relevant if leaders fought each other directly. Not a bad idea, really...
iLoveItWhenMyFingersSmellLikePussy
Like the Spitting Image game? http://youtu.be/_EdOcOnwbr0
iSoulend
In a painting fight, Bush would still beat Hitler (they're both painter y'a know)
kreyll
Okay yeah someone linked this a couple posts down: http://www.hitler.org/art/buildings/building5.jpg
Monarchist
Hitler was actually a rather talented artist but he couldn't draw people to save his life so he was rejected.
kreyll
Actually from what I recall, Hitler's drawing skills are a lot better than Bush's painting.
AssamLaksa
yeah, Bush's style has more composition and feeling to it.
TacoPuncher
co...could he take putin
NerdN1
Most of the "Badass Putin" pictures are just propaganda. The tiger he shot was actually sedated beforehand.
hippocampus
He's still a black-belt in Judo and a former agent (and thus highly trained). Still not a very good person though.
ilikebreakfast
How do we know that's legitimate? I mean, I believe it. But with all the corruption, he could've just bought the title.
fearandloathebananas
What...what if Putin got denied from art school at some point of his life...
bearvodkabalalaika
as a Russian, Russian parents dont let their kids take art as a major
fearandloathebananas
That...that actually explains a lot.
TacoPuncher
the art school would "mysteriously burn to the ground and no one escaped"
ReverandNick
But somehow the school would draw blood.
NexiKuro
And every teacher involved in denying him access would get mysterious polonium poisoning.