Jenna Bush Hager has revealed that her father, former President George W. Bush, painted pictures of her one-year-old son Hal while showing the work. artists proudly.
The 39-year-old guest took to Instagram ahead of the weekend to share two of the heartwarming photos her father gave her over the holidays.
‘My favorite Christmas gift. My Hal painted with his Jefe, ‘Jenna titled the images. ‘@georgewbush Love how you see our precious boy. These make me happy. ‘
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Valuable: Jenna Bush Hager has revealed the paintings of her father, George W. Bush, painted of her one-year-old son Hal
Resemblance: The former president perfectly captured the appearance of his only grandson in the photos, which he signed to 43
The first picture shows a girl Hal giving a toothy smile, and the second a little more dangerous.
‘What a talented artist your father is,’ said one fan, while another said: ‘What a special gift !!!! This is so attractive and beautiful. ‘
Jenna opened about the special gift on display this Monday morning, admitting there was a bit of confusion about the pictures.
‘Some people on social media thought Hal had made the pictures,’ she told her co-host Hoda Kotb as she laughed. ‘I think they’re very pretty, and they’ll get it completely. ‘
Thoughtful: While the first picture shows Hal taking a toothpick, the second one is more dangerous.
All together: Jenna has daughters, Mila, seven, and Poppy, five, with her husband Henry Hager. She and her family are pictured with her parents after Hal’s birth
‘Anyway, it’s not so easy to paint a baby, I can say that,’ she said. ‘I sent him pictures, and he painted them. You can’t sit a baby for a picture. ‘
Jenna said that this is her favorite Christmas present this year, and that she already knows where she is going to hang them.
‘I’m going to frame it and put it in [Hal’s] room so he knows how his grandfather sees him, ‘she said. To me, those just represent love. ‘
Hal, who celebrated his first birthday in August, has only seen his maternal grandparents several times in his life due to COVID-19 epidemic, but it is clear that the little boy is always on mind.
Looking back: The shrubs only saw the grandson a few times due to COVID-19 pandemic. Pictured are their grandchildren over the summer
Exciting: Jenna says she sent pictures of Hal to her father so he could paint the little boy
Bush, who signs his 43 artwork, has been a specialty painter since she left the White House in 2009, but Jenna admitted she still surprises by adding -her father’s artistic delivery.
‘It’s so interesting that my dad is a painter because he hated art when we were little,’ she said, noting that her mother, Laura Bush, was the other way around.
‘My mum would take us on her own to go see the Frida Kahlo shows in San Antonio or whatever, and my dad would be like,“ I’m not going, ”she said. ‘It shows you that you will always find a new passion.’
‘He painted me, of course,’ she said, making a face. ‘There was a lot of texture on the face, which bothered me about something, like I need more sun.’
Brilliant: Jenna opened up about the special gift on display this Monday morning as she shared her plans to frame the pictures and hang them in Hal’s bedroom.
Inspired by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who also painted religiously, Bush told friends and family that he had discovered cathartic painting and hoped to inspire others to explore new interests.
As his interest in the medium grew, he hired an art teacher to help him complete his approach, telling him that he wanted to discover the Rembrandt. inside him.
His artistic hobbies were first brought to the public eye in 2013 when an email account related to his sister, Dorothy Bush Koch, was seized and several images of his work were leaked. if released.
Ever since then, Bush has been happy to make his paintings available for public consumption.
Next up: Bush will release his second picture book, Out of Many, One: Portraits of America’s Immigrants, on March 2nd
Hobby: Bush has been a special painter since he left the White House in 2009. He was inspired by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who also religiously painted
Passion: As his interest in the medium tightened, he hired an art teacher to help him complete his approach, famously stating that he wanted to get his -out the ‘Rembrandt’ inside
In 2017, he published his first book of portraits, Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief’s Tribute to America’s Warriors, which contained a collection of oil paintings of American veterans.
Bush announced over the summer that he is publishing a second book of paintings he painted in honor of 43 U.S. immigrants.
Slate out of many, one: photos of American immigrants for release on March 2, with the featured images also featured in an exhibition at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas.
‘Through powerful four-color paintings – personally painted by the President himself – and the accompanying stories, Out of Many, One reminds us of the countless ways in which America has been strengthened by it. the people who came here to seek a better life. , ‘Crown, the book’s publisher, said in a statement.