I mean, honestly I think he looks better in the portrait. Is he mad because they didn’t do the orange self-tan feature? This artist did him a massive favor!
I agree! It looks much better than he does in person. I still want to puke when I look at it, but it flatters him. I guess the artist is now on her way to El Salvador, right?!!
He's probably mad because it doesn't look like that one that was life-sized, had him all in white yuppie clothes, smiling like his teeth (and hair, and "tan," and) aren't all "store-bought"...I think he had a tennis racquet in one hand, as if he does anything other than golf nowadays, without even walking from hole to hole (or missed stroke to missed stroke; I've heard he -- gasp! -- /cheats/ at golf! =8-0).
This painting will make the perfect gift for my Trump-obsessed in-laws. Nothing says ‘I love you’ like a little psychological warfare disguised as home decor
OK, so the story behind that painting is flat-out hilarious, according to Time:
"Funding for the portraits in the Colorado State Capitol typically comes from private donations collected by Colorado Citizens for Culture, a grassroots organization supporting the arts in the state. During Trump’s first term, the group needed to raise $10,000 to commission a portrait of him, but in 2018, the organization’s president Jay Seller said not a single donation had come in."
Noting the blank space where a Trump portrait should be, a progressive activist group put up a picture of Vladimir Putin on an easel. That bunched a lot of republican panties, and one of them started a GoFundMe to commission the painting Norma Desmond Trump is now complaining about. You can NOT make this shit up!
Honestly, I thought the painting was flattering for such a vile, despicable man. He is so triggered. It's the Streisand effect. Had he ignored it, no one would have cared. Now, people will search for it and share it. I sure did! I did it to get under his skin.
The funniest thing is that this painting is very complimentary considering what he actually looks like. He must have magic mirrors at Mara-Lago and in his suite at the White House!
Yeah, that closed-mouth, beaming-up-at-Heaven, chicken-killin'-dog smirk...the Germans have a word/term for it; long form is something like "born with a face meant to be slapped," though apparently it's usually shortened to just "slap-face."
I'm surprised that he doesn't like this picture, but he apparently likes the mug shot in which he's scowling. It's much less flattering than the one in Colorado.
The face is definitely not orange enough and the hair looks way too thick. Someone get an orange sharpie and fix it. Thank you, God. Amen! Awomen! Ramen!
I saw this portrait in person last Thursday while visiting my local legislators. It looks better than he ever does anywhere else. Just more whining from him.
I mean, honestly I think he looks better in the portrait. Is he mad because they didn’t do the orange self-tan feature? This artist did him a massive favor!
It's because it shows his fatness.
And still, not as fat as he really is. 😂
I agree! It looks much better than he does in person. I still want to puke when I look at it, but it flatters him. I guess the artist is now on her way to El Salvador, right?!!
If she hasn't fallen out of a window.
Or just basically gone. Since disappearing acts seem to be trending right now. 🥲
Good one! I wish I had thought of it.
I agree. He has minimal wrinkles in the painting.
He's probably mad because it doesn't look like that one that was life-sized, had him all in white yuppie clothes, smiling like his teeth (and hair, and "tan," and) aren't all "store-bought"...I think he had a tennis racquet in one hand, as if he does anything other than golf nowadays, without even walking from hole to hole (or missed stroke to missed stroke; I've heard he -- gasp! -- /cheats/ at golf! =8-0).
This painting will make the perfect gift for my Trump-obsessed in-laws. Nothing says ‘I love you’ like a little psychological warfare disguised as home decor
You should have it reprinted on TP for them, Stacey. 😜
Make a dartboard out of it.
:)
Apparently, it's available now; they took it down... ;->
I hope the MAGA GoFundMe-ites didn't get their money refunded. ;->
🤣🤣🤣🤣
OK, so the story behind that painting is flat-out hilarious, according to Time:
"Funding for the portraits in the Colorado State Capitol typically comes from private donations collected by Colorado Citizens for Culture, a grassroots organization supporting the arts in the state. During Trump’s first term, the group needed to raise $10,000 to commission a portrait of him, but in 2018, the organization’s president Jay Seller said not a single donation had come in."
Noting the blank space where a Trump portrait should be, a progressive activist group put up a picture of Vladimir Putin on an easel. That bunched a lot of republican panties, and one of them started a GoFundMe to commission the painting Norma Desmond Trump is now complaining about. You can NOT make this shit up!
That IS hilarious! The best part is that their wasn't a single donation in 2018!!!!!
And some republican lackey in the CO lege had to do a GoFundMe to get a painting done! Oh, day-um! I love this!
Honestly, I thought the painting was flattering for such a vile, despicable man. He is so triggered. It's the Streisand effect. Had he ignored it, no one would have cared. Now, people will search for it and share it. I sure did! I did it to get under his skin.
The funniest thing is that this painting is very complimentary considering what he actually looks like. He must have magic mirrors at Mara-Lago and in his suite at the White House!
I doubt he looks or even wants to look, in a mirror.
He'd break 'em
Reverse mirrors than what they have in a fun house at a carnival. ;)
Really Donald, be thankful there is a portrait of you at the state capitol. It should be st the local library in the banned books section.
Not any more; they took it down. :-/
... what does he think he looks like? The painting is spot on.
Does anyone have a link wherein we could support the artist a bit?
Yes, great idea!👍🏻
Just saw a comment on a different Substack that says: What's the difference between Elon Musk and God? God doesn't think he's Elon.
And again we can find Obama living rent free in Trumps head.
Well, his mouth is closed, which is unusual, and he's not smirking either. So in that sense, it doesn't look like him.
Yeah, that closed-mouth, beaming-up-at-Heaven, chicken-killin'-dog smirk...the Germans have a word/term for it; long form is something like "born with a face meant to be slapped," though apparently it's usually shortened to just "slap-face."
I'm surprised that he doesn't like this picture, but he apparently likes the mug shot in which he's scowling. It's much less flattering than the one in Colorado.
It seems like he must think the scowl makes him look tough. It just makes him look like an idiot, actually.
Doesn't take much to make him look like an idiot.
It's an exact still life of the man. The artist has mad skills.
😂
The face is definitely not orange enough and the hair looks way too thick. Someone get an orange sharpie and fix it. Thank you, God. Amen! Awomen! Ramen!
Aramen indeed :D
The assignment was to paint a grotesque, diseased-ridden asshole. The artist nailed it.
OMG "HE" truly is THAT VAIN! Hard to believe isn't it? LOL My other thought is it kind of makes him look FAT. But you know he is!
I saw this portrait in person last Thursday while visiting my local legislators. It looks better than he ever does anywhere else. Just more whining from him.