{"id":25171,"date":"2026-08-02T12:54:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T07:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25171"},"modified":"2026-08-02T12:54:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T07:54:42","slug":"donald-trump-manure-portrait-sells-for-big-bucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25171","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Manure Portrait Sells For Big Bucks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body\">\n<div id=\"attachment_5747470\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5747470\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5747470\" src=\"https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/08\/manure-trump.jpg\" alt=\"Don of Dung\" width=\"988\" height=\"930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/08\/manure-trump.jpg 988w, https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/08\/manure-trump-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/08\/manure-trump-768x723.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 988px) 100vw, 988px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5747470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A Canadian artist has immortalized U.S. President <strong>Donald Trump <\/strong>in horse manure for a portrait that sold after just one day on the market.<\/p>\n<p>CTV reported this week:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A portrait of U.S. President Donald Trump painted with horse manure by a B.C. artist has sold for $1,800. Vancouver Island artist <strong>Wendy Chartrand<\/strong> created the piece using what she calls \u201can appropriate medium,\u201d saying it reflects her feelings about U.S. politics. The painting, titled \u201cThe Don of Dung,\u201d was featured at the Sooke Fine Arts Show, where it sold in just one day.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Artist uses horse manure to paint Trump portrait\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0Lcii6OfRCQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that sometimes Canadians get tired of all the goings-on south of the border there, with their government,\u201d Chartrand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/vancouver\/article\/seemed-appropriate-vancouver-island-artist-uses-horse-manure-to-paint-trump-portrait\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told CTV News<\/a>. \u201cIt gets a bit frustrating, and this was kind of my way of expressing my feelings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The report explained how Chartrand mixed the manure from horses on her property into a pliable medium.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter watering it down, mashing it up and straining it into a makeshift form of watercolour, she undertook what she acknowledges was a smelly process requiring her to wear a mask or work outdoors,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n<p>Chartrand finished the painting with a lacquer, \u201cwhich prevents smudging and neutralizes the odor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just good to laugh at stuff sometimes,\u201d Chartrand said. \u201cYou can\u2019t do anything about it often, so you might as well laugh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chartrand said she had no idea who bought her artwork \u201cbut would love to find out so she can thank them,\u201d adding she was \u201camazed\u201d at how quickly it sold.<\/p>\n<p>Chartrand told <em>The Langley Advance Times<\/em>, \u201cI was surprised, and I was really happy because I didn\u2019t want it in my house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was upset about the way things were going and comments about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/trump\/trump-dubiously-claims-canada-is-considering-becoming-the-51st-state-in-exchange-for-golden-dome-protection\/\">the \u201851st state\u2019,<\/a> tariffs and even the Gordie Howe Bridge,\u201d she told the <em>Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>As to what\u2019s next for British Columbia\u2019s celebrated artist, Chartrand gave a hint:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPutin, but spelt P-O-O-T-I-N,\u201d she said. \u201cBut I have a feeling that one won\u2019t be as popular.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New: The Mediaite One-Sheet &#8220;Newsletter of Newsletters&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe now!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Screenshot A Canadian artist has immortalized U.S. President Donald Trump in horse manure for a portrait that sold after just one day on the market. CTV reported this week: A portrait of U.S. President Donald Trump painted with horse manure by a B.C. artist has sold for $1,800. 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