George W. Bush 's portraits of veterans evoke both controversy and praise . 
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But Bush 's work has also garnered praise from media outlets like the The Washington Post and personalities like Kanye West . 
George W. Bush 's forthcoming book will be unlike any book he -- or any other US president -- has ever written . 
In addition to an introduction by Bush and forewords by former first lady Laura Bush and by Gen. Peter Pace , former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , the book will also have stories written by Bush about each of his subjects . 
Bush 's latest hobby has been "the most interesting thing about his post-Presidential public life ," wrote The New Yorker . 
Bush "paints in a similar fashion to the way he talks -- affecting a folksy , homespun , plain-speaking tone , with just enough ham-fisted strangeness and bungling missteps to keep things interesting ," the Telegraph wrote in 2014 . 
"This is a book about the men and women who have been tremendous national assets in the Armed Forces -- and who continue to be vital to the future success of our country ," Bush writes in the introduction . 
His office said Bush is donating all net author proceeds to the George W. Bush Presidential Center and its Military Service Initiative , which helps post-Sept . 
"His hope in sharing these portraits is that other veterans and everyday Americans are inspired to overcome any obstacles they may face and live life to the fullest ," Bush 's office said in a statement . 
"As part of a continuing effort to paint over his legacy as a war criminal and the worst US president ever , George W. Bush will soon publish an art book ," writes art and culture site Hyperallergic . 
New York Magazine art critic Jerry Saltz has called Bush 's art "sentimental ," "border -LSB- ing -RSB- on the visionary , the absurd , the perverse , the frat boy ." 
He also cited Peter Plagens who called the new hobby "a clever political maneuver by the forces of the Right -LRB- a.k.a. the Republican Party -RRB- to soften the Bush name so that Jeb can make a presidential run ."
But [TGT] 's work has also garnered praise from media outlets like the The Washington Post and personalities like Kanye West . 
[TGT] 's forthcoming book will be unlike any book [TGT] -- or any other US president -- has ever written . 
In addition to an introduction by [TGT] and forewords by [TGT] and by Gen. Peter Pace , former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , the book will also have stories written by [TGT] about each of [TGT] subjects . 
[TGT] 's latest hobby has been "the most interesting thing about [TGT] post-Presidential public life ," wrote The New Yorker . 
[TGT] "paints in a similar fashion to the way [TGT] talks -- affecting a folksy , homespun , plain-speaking tone , with just enough ham-fisted strangeness and bungling missteps to keep things interesting ," the Telegraph wrote in 2014 . 
"This is a book about the men and women who have been tremendous national assets in the Armed Forces -- and who continue to be vital to the future success of our country ," [TGT] writes in the introduction . 
[TGT] office said [TGT] is donating all net author proceeds to the George W. Bush Presidential Center and its Military Service Initiative , which helps post-Sept . 
"[TGT] hope in sharing these portraits is that other veterans and everyday Americans are inspired to overcome any obstacles they may face and live life to the fullest ," [TGT] 's office said in a statement . 
"As part of a continuing effort to paint over his legacy as a war criminal and the worst US president ever , [TGT] will soon publish an art book ," writes art and culture site Hyperallergic . 
New York Magazine art critic Jerry Saltz has called [TGT] 's art "sentimental ," "border -LSB- ing -RSB- on the visionary , the absurd , the perverse , the frat boy ." 
He also cited Peter Plagens who called the new hobby "a clever political maneuver by the forces of the Right -LRB- a.k.a. the Republican Party -RRB- to soften the [TGT] name so that Jeb can make a presidential run ."