Sarah Sole has painted more than 40 portraits of Hillary Clinton, including “Red Gun,” which is featured, controversially, on the cover of Doug Henwood’s book ‘My Turn.’
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Sole had another dream about Clinton recently. In this one, Clinton is leaning against a brick wall, crying softly. Sole walks up and asks if she’s OK.
“I try and hold her, and she pushes me away, she says, 'Fuck you!’ I was like, 'What, what? Do you know who I am? I’m the one who paints you.’ And she started laughing, she’s like, 'Oh yeah. Oh yeah.’ And then we start walking together, and she’s like” – referring to Sole’s paintings – “'You know, one day I’m going to have to get one of those.’”
(via Meet the Artist Who Creates Surreal Hillary Clinton Portraits | Rolling Stone)
from Stowe Boyd http://stoweboyd.com/post/135504636047
