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He will display 24 likenesses of world leaders he met, including one of grumpy-looking Russian president Vladimir Putin, at odds with America over the Ukraine
Former US president George W Bush opens an exhibition of HIS portraits of other world leaders.
He will display 24 likenesses of leaders he met, including one of grumpy-looking Russian president Vladimir Putin, at odds with America over the Ukraine.
Bush, 67, has also included a portrait of Tony Blair, intended to show compassion, strength and reliability, in the exhibition at his presidential library in Dallas.
The exhibit titled "The Art of Leadership: A President's Personal Diplomacy" opens on Saturday at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas and was shown to reporters on Friday.
It feature Bush's paintings of some two dozen world figures he worked with during his 2001-2009 presidency, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Dalai Lama.
Accompanying each portrait, are some rarely seen photos of Bush with each leader, including a photo of Bush and former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi strumming guitars during a tour of Graceland in 2006. Koizumi, a fan of Elvis Presley, had requested this visit.
"No telling how these people are going to react when they see their portrait," Bush said in a taped interview on NBC with his daughter Jenna Bush Hager, a special correspondent for "Today."
A self-portrait and a painting of his father, George H.W. Bush, the 41st president, also are part of the exhibit.
Bush had no interest in painting until leaving the Whit e House and reading Winston Churchill's essay "Painting as a Pastime." His earliest works included quick drawings made for family members with an iPad app.
Former US president George W Bush opens an exhibition of HIS portraits of other world leaders.
He will display 24 likenesses of leaders he met, including one of grumpy-looking Russian president Vladimir Putin, at odds with America over the Ukraine.
Bush, 67, has also included a portrait of Tony Blair, intended to show compassion, strength and reliability, in the exhibition at his presidential library in Dallas.
The exhibit titled "The Art of Leadership: A President's Personal Diplomacy" opens on Saturday at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas and was shown to reporters on Friday.
It feature Bush's paintings of some two dozen world figures he worked with during his 2001-2009 presidency, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Dalai Lama.
Accompanying each portrait, are some rarely seen photos of Bush with each leader, including a photo of Bush and former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi strumming guitars during a tour of Graceland in 2006. Koizumi, a fan of Elvis Presley, had requested this visit.
"No telling how these people are going to react when they see their portrait," Bush said in a taped interview on NBC with his daughter Jenna Bush Hager, a special correspondent for "Today."
A self-portrait and a painting of his father, George H.W. Bush, the 41st president, also are part of the exhibit.
Bush had no interest in painting until leaving the Whit e House and reading Winston Churchill's essay "Painting as a Pastime." His earliest works included quick drawings made for family members with an iPad app.
