George W. Bush

=== Art ===
After serving as president, Bush began painting as a [[hobby]] after reading [[Winston Churchill]]'s essay "Painting as a Pastime". Subjects have included people, dogs, and [[still life]].<ref>{{cite news |title=No, George W. Bush's paintings tell us nothing about Iraq |url=http://www.salon.com/2013/03/26/no_george_w_bushs_paintings_tell_us_nothing_about_iraq/ |first=Travis |last=Diehl |work=[[Salon (website)|Salon]] |date=March 26, 2013 |access-date=April 4, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407082038/http://www.salon.com/2013/03/26/no_george_w_bushs_paintings_tell_us_nothing_about_iraq/ }}</ref> He has also painted self-portraits and portraits of world leaders, including [[Vladimir Putin]] and [[Tony Blair]].<ref>{{cite news |date=April 3, 2014 |title=George W. Bush expects stellar reviews of new paintings |publisher=[[MSNBC]] |access-date=April 4, 2014 |url=https://msnbc.com/morning-joe/george-bush-new-paintings |archive-date=May 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506050241/http://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/george-bush-new-paintings }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-26890910 |work=BBC News |title=George W Bush exhibits his paintings of world leaders |first=Nick |last=Bryant |date=April 4, 2014 |access-date=April 4, 2014 |archive-date=April 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405084128/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-26890910 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=April 9, 2014 |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20804587,00.html |access-date=April 9, 2014 |title=Art Expert Reviews George W. Bush's Paintings |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140412002653/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20804587%2C00.html |archive-date=April 12, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2017, Bush released a book of portraits of veterans, ''[[Portraits of Courage]]''.<ref name="nbcpresidentwbush" /> The net proceeds from his book are donated to the [[George W. Bush Presidential Center]]. In May 2019, on the tenth anniversary of former South Korean president [[Roh Moo-hyun]]'s death, George Bush drew a portrait of Roh to give to his family.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/05/23/George-W-Bush-honors-former-President-Roh-Moo-hyun-in-South-Korea/7161558598332/|title=George W. Bush honors former President Roh Moo-hyun in South Korea|work=United Press International}}</ref>