{"id":23568,"date":"2023-06-15T23:55:50","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T23:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=23568"},"modified":"2023-06-16T02:17:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T02:17:54","slug":"when-history-beckons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=23568","title":{"rendered":"when history beckons&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Court-Painter-Trump-sketch-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23585\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Court-Painter-Trump-sketch-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Court-Painter-Trump-sketch-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Court-Painter-Trump-sketch-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Guardian <\/strong>article on the other courtroom artists who were sketchy at best!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2023\/jun\/14\/donald-trump-documents-trial-miami-courtroom-sketches?CMP=share_btn_tw\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2023\/jun\/14\/donald-trump-documents-trial-miami-courtroom-sketches?CMP=share_btn_tw\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2023\/jun\/14\/donald-trump-documents-trial-miami-courtroom-sketches?CMP=share_btn_tw<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Cameras were not allowed inside the court house , so Court Painter took on the role of\u2026wait for it\u2026.Court Painter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Court Painter sensed the gravity of the court room&#8217;s main event and felt The  Donald deserved the stark reality of vintage style renderings in the traditional hen scratch style .<\/p>\n<cite> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/court-sketch-5-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23578\" width=\"800\" height=\"740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/court-sketch-5-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/court-sketch-5-1-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/court-sketch-5-1-768x710.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Court Painter\u2019s court sketches of The Donald are revelatory in substance ,never failing to penetrate the copious folds of flesh to reveal the inner void between the lines.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reporters and camera crews were staked outside of Donald Trump\u2019s appearance in a Miami federal court on Tuesday. But despite all the flashbulbs, there was one crucial, all-important image that Americans and the world were going to be denied: video\/photo images of the former president sitting inside of the courtroom. Court Painter&#8217;s sketch&#8217;s have proven his art can fill that yawning void !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Court-sketch-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23577\" width=\"800\" height=\"923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Court-sketch-6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Court-sketch-6-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Court-sketch-6-768x886.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sketch-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23587\" width=\"800\" height=\"923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sketch-7.jpg 800w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sketch-7-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sketch-7-768x886.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Court Painter remarked without being asked.\u201dHis likeness is not&nbsp; elusive . He has a lot of defining features, including the  tan pudgy face, the fragile hair, the jowls and scowls and inner bowels he moves around within his formidable girth.His plastic surgery is well concealed and skillfully blended revealing a stud like presence to a fawning world. He is a challenge worth facing&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Court-sktch-DT.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23590\" width=\"800\" height=\"950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Court-sktch-DT.jpg 800w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Court-sktch-DT-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Court-sktch-DT-768x912.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Donald-court-sketch.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23574\" width=\"800\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Donald-court-sketch.jpg 800w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Donald-court-sketch-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Donald-court-sketch-768x841.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Guardian article on the other courtroom artists who were sketchy at best! Cameras were not allowed inside the court house , so Court Painter took on the role of\u2026wait for it\u2026.Court Painter. Court Painter sensed the gravity of the court room&#8217;s main event and felt The Donald deserved the stark reality of vintage style &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=23568\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;when history beckons&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-images","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23568"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23568\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23591,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23568\/revisions\/23591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}