FINE ART

Artist’s ‘Don of Dung’ Trump Portrait Sells in One Day

The Canadian artist mixed horse manure and water to capture the president’s likeness.

A portrait of President Donald Trump painted using a mixture of horse manure and water has sold on the first day it was exhibited. Vancouver Island artist Wendy Chartrand‘s painting ‘The Don of Dung’ was accepted to the Sooke Fine Arts Show, and sold for $1,800, almost immediately. Posting a picture of the painting on her Instagram account before the show, Chartrand said she was excited to have the piece accepted to the art show. “The medium is the message here. I’ve made the paint from horse s--t,” she wrote. Chartrand told CTV News that she had “no idea” who bought it, but would love to find out so she can thank them. She added that she was “amazed” at how quickly it sold. “It’s just good to laugh at stuff sometimes. You can’t do anything about it often, so you might as well laugh,” she said at the art show opening. The executive director of the art show stood by the inclusion of the piece. “The Sooke Fine Arts Show has celebrated artistic excellence for 40 years, and we’ve had many provocative pieces that reflected the social and political events of their time,” executive director Jen Hayward said.