{"id":15900,"date":"2021-04-26T22:02:37","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T22:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=15900"},"modified":"2021-04-26T22:27:49","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T22:27:49","slug":"portrait-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=15900","title":{"rendered":"Portrait debut&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-0 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Donald Trump makes his debut in National Portrait Gallery\u2019s presidents exhibition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A painting of former president Donald Trump by Court Painter has been installed in the America\u2019s Presidents exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the National Portrait Gallery reopens , visitors will have the first opportunity to see a President Donald Trump portrait by noted and admired political &amp; celebrity portraitist Court Painter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Court Painter\u2019s dazzling rendering of the former president depicts him seated in the Oval Office behind the Resolute Desk as a riot ensues outside the windows and security personnel exert their presence heroically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/d-in-ovaloffice-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/d-in-ovaloffice-copy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/d-in-ovaloffice-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/d-in-ovaloffice-copy-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s always a sense of transition when we install a new presidential portrait,\u201d the gallery\u2019s curator of painting and sculpture, said of the exhibit . \u201cWe are a museum that reflects art history and biography, and we are able to celebrate the presidents with portraits that are historical documents.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Court Painter undertook a series of The Donald\u2019s portraits once assured he was a bone fide celebrity by TMZ. This newest portrait of The Donald is now in the National Portrait Gallery\u2019s permanent collection. The portrait will be on view while The Donald <em>official portrait <\/em>is being chosen from the Resolute series of  flattering  portraits completed in the  past year by Court Painter on his own nickel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The museum is not sharing details of that commission choice nor on the one of former first lady Melania Trump, except to say that the process is underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/xwomen-roses-768x576-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/xwomen-roses-768x576-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/xwomen-roses-768x576-1-300x225.jpg 300w, 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class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/d-oval-office-copy-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/d-oval-office-copy-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/d-oval-office-copy-1-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/d-oval-office-copy-1-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Trump-Proud-Boys.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Trump-Proud-Boys.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Trump-Proud-Boys-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Trump-Proud-Boys-768x558.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ovil-office-scene-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ovil-office-scene-copy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ovil-office-scene-copy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ovil-office-scene-copy-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2-copy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2-copy-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Court Painter is an award-winning fine portrait painter whose portfolio includes portraits of political figures and close celebrity friends.His portraits of The Donald have &#8220;both artistic and celebrity merit&#8221;,&nbsp;a bystander commented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI like the composition of the painting,\u201dthe  bystander continued. \u201cIt is an angle we don\u2019t often see. You get a view of the raging mob outside the oval office window and you can almost see the condensation on the windows and feel the sweat of exertion on the crowd&#8217;s brow while The Donald remains stoic!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe love that Court Painter not only depicts the individual Donald and his authoritarian celebrity presence , but also brings  much riotous history, much anger, resentment  and overall bad feelings as possible to the painting  surface&#8230;and that&#8217;s just in his face.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional portraits of The Donald are available directly off the rack with attractive discounts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/loser-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15944\" 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