Better than a beach photo: Christie spends $85K on portrait

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Updated 11:18 am, Thursday, April 19, 2018

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's official portrait will cost $85,000, which is more than taxpayers shelled out for paintings of his three predecessors combined.

The Record reports that Australian artist Paul Newton will paint the portrait of the Republican who left office after eight years in January.

The cost detail was obtained through an open records request.

Democrats Jon Corzine, Richard Codey and Jim McGreevey spent a combined $74,500 for theirs. None served for two terms.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/Better-than-a-beach-photo-Christie-spends-85K-12847397.php

[Bengus81]

1. That's because it will take THREE times the canvas and oil.......

[George II]

3. Damn, I was going to use that line! Except with Christie, I think....

....he'll supply his own oil.

[NCjack]

4. plus 3x artist work hours! nt

[Rhiannon12866]

8. That was my first thought - but I wasn't going to say it...

[dalton99a]

11. +1

[apnu]

2. In the Doge's Palace in Venice, there's a room with a lot of paintings of Doges...

... and some are blacked out. These were the asshole doge's bad enough to forever blot them from Venice history.

[keithbvadu2]

5. But don't they get 'economy of scale' by painting it with a roller?

[tinseltown]

6. jus gotta say...on top of everything, this dude Newton's paintings are whack..

[Fla Dem]

9. What is "wack" about the artist? Portraits seem pretty outstanding.

https://www.portrait.gov.au/people/paul-newton-1961

My understanding of the slang usage of "whack" or "wack" means outrageous, weird, crazy. Not sure I see that in the portraits he's painted.

[panader0]

12. Welcome to DU!

[appalachiablue]

7. MAD Magazine's 'Chris Christie's World' works, sans White Hs. Lol.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

10. What, are they charging by the yard? nt