A Break From Gossip for a Moment
We interupt this program for a special announcement. Several requests for me to "do something political" have flooded my in-box. I suppose this image fits the theme as this IS the Gallery of the ABSURD. This is a portrait of George Bush in his first term, so it's a bit outdated....but not really. Karl Rove would have looked nice as a hovering bat, no? We will now return to our regularly scheduled program, please stay tuned for more Hollywood antics...
EVIL!
Posted by: Use Once & Destroy | July 20, 2005 at 02:05 PM
Beautiful, perfect and true.
Posted by: Nick Harbison | July 20, 2005 at 02:14 PM
14 you have captured the constipated looks on the faces of those following the wee smirking monkey!
Bene, Bella, Bene! Te adoro!
Posted by: FingerFood | July 20, 2005 at 02:39 PM
And it will be your foray into politics that probably alienates more than half your readership.
Posted by: | July 20, 2005 at 04:09 PM
alienate. I like that word!
Posted by: 14 | July 20, 2005 at 04:25 PM
Alienating isn't bad if you're simply weeding out the idiots.
Posted by: Amanda | July 20, 2005 at 04:33 PM
Good one, Amanda!
Since none of her readers are payin' , why does this sidestep into politics concern you, blank person? Are you perhaps a stockholder in the Worldwide 14 Corporation? No?
Well, for those of us who *are* (we buy her cheap drinks at happy hour whenever we're in the same town) we are only too happy to laugh at a good rendering of a bad president.
One of your best, 14. I owe you an absinthe and champagne, next time you're in Vancouver.
Posted by: Knuckles McGillicutty | July 20, 2005 at 05:01 PM
Caustic, trenchant, brilliant. Period. End of fucking sentence. If the perceived partisanship off-puts some of your site's visitors, fuck 'em. Were a democrat in office, you'd be having a high old time lampooning him.
Politics totally set aside, this is an amazing illustration. One of your finest.
Posted by: Viper Tetsu | July 20, 2005 at 05:08 PM
Actually, it's not my political opinion. It's just that every good website starts going partisan in any direction, starting political arguments and ruining what good old fashioned fun was there in the first place.
Posted by: | July 20, 2005 at 05:48 PM
not to worry sweetie...this is the only political post that will ever be seen here. It makes my head hurt to paint politicians. It makes my head hurt to paint "celebrities" too, but the US media pays more attention to the drama of celebrities: Puppets to distract us from the real news that impact our lives.....
Posted by: 14 | July 20, 2005 at 06:46 PM
I await your Barbara Boxer or Sheila Jackson Lee. Those will be awesome as well. (I guess Hillary is too obvious.)
Posted by: Kim | July 20, 2005 at 07:36 PM
Excellent!!! So some people are actually aware of what's going on despite all the efforts to distract us. That gives me hope!!!
Posted by: Ed | July 20, 2005 at 08:23 PM
Actually, Nancy Pelosi would offer you more artistic avenues of expression, what with the ears and botox enaht.
Posted by: Kim | July 20, 2005 at 08:41 PM
What, no portraits of Congressman Fred "Gopher" Grandy?!
Posted by: Knuckles McGillicutty | July 20, 2005 at 09:25 PM
Don't let anyone limit your scope. You're too good to only paint Hollywood celebrities. Some of the biggest human absurdities are those who rule. Karl Rove, aka "Turdblossom," and Tom DeLay practically beg for your incisive distillation.
Posted by: Bragan | July 21, 2005 at 06:40 AM
Hun, you're pure genius! I love it, especially the little elephant on wheels. Pure genius.
Posted by: Meg | July 21, 2005 at 06:57 AM
First time here...and I love it already...I bookmarked your site as soon as I saw that drawing of Bush...Brilliant!!!
Are you a Latina?
Posted by: got twins? | July 21, 2005 at 12:06 PM
I like the golf club in his left hand, not to mention the Enron smoking in the background. The destruction of the environment is very accurate. God, I hate Bush. I'm starting to get angry, oh so very angry! Don't let this be your last political picture. Do one of Condoleeza Rice. Her face is ugly and bizarre-like her politics. She deserves a picture!
So Much Love,
Demon Kitty
Posted by: Demon Kitty | July 21, 2005 at 03:21 PM
I'm still holding out for Karl Rove, naked, on the cover of Vanity Fair. C'mon, 14, pretty please?
Posted by: Viper Tetsu | July 22, 2005 at 10:08 AM
I love it!
Posted by: Heather | July 22, 2005 at 12:52 PM
am I a Latina? No, I'm composed of cytosine, guanine, adenine and thymine.
14
Posted by: 14 | July 22, 2005 at 09:14 PM
That looks so familiar? Did I see it in a store wall or something?
Posted by: Garry | July 22, 2005 at 09:26 PM
Bella,
I really, really like this one. It almost has an on top of wood quality. Classic stuff and not too nasty.
Posted by: Damien | July 22, 2005 at 11:52 PM
I like how you've managed to include women via the snakes at the top! Weeeeeeeeeehoo!
Posted by: midevil | July 24, 2005 at 08:45 AM
It almost reminds me of a tarot card. I love it.
Posted by: Heather | July 25, 2005 at 05:47 PM