Jim Carrey unveils painting of Donald Trump as Wicked Witch of the West
Actor recently criticised for image widely believed to depict White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders
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Your support makes all the difference.Jim Carrey has unveiled a portrait depicting Donald Trump as the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz.
Alongside the image, the actor tweeted: “If you like my last cartoon you may also enjoy… ‘The wicked witch of the West Wing and Putin’s flying monkeys'."
The Dumb and Dumber star's image shows the US President with green-tinged skin and a witches hat the same colour as the Republican party's colours. He also has long pink fingernails.
It is based on the character from L Frank Baum’s 1900 classic children’s novel and the 1939 film where she is more menacing and frightening than her literary counterpart.
The portrait is one of a number created by the actor, who was recently criticised for a similar image which was believed to depict White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Without, mentioning who the image was supposed to depict, the comedian captioned the image with: “This is the portrait of a so-called Christian whose only purpose in life is to lie for the wicked. Monstrous!”
It nonetheless sparked an immediate backlash, as critics called the painting “unflattering”, “insulting”, and “disgraceful”.
Twitter users accused Carrey, who has almost 18 million followers on the site, of “shaming” Ms Sanders.
Others took aim at his use of the term Christian.
Some however, heaped praise on the portrait, arguing it looked no different from a political cartoon you might find in a newspaper.
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Carrey's spokesperson told The Independent at the time: "The sketch is by Jim Carrey. I can't confirm the sketch is of Sarah Huckabee Sanders."
He has nonetheless has taken aim at members of the Trump administration and painted numerous satirical paintings in recent months.
He has also taken aim at other members of Mr Trump's Republican Party, by painting images of Senator Marco Rubio, Representative Devin Nunes, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
A six-minute film about the actor's artworks went viral and garnered millions of views last year.
I Needed Color saw the actor revel his paintings at his studio in downtown New York.
“I think what makes someone an artist is they make models of their inner life,” Carrey said in the film. “They make something come into physical being that is inspired by their emotions or their needs or what they feel the audience needs.”
He explained that he began painting six years ago to “heal a broken heart” after splitting with actor Jenny McCarthy in 2010.
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