Fmr. Obama staffer: experiences helped shape her art

Ironic story about artist, Alexa Meade, who paints human subjects into icons.  The artist who turns people into paintings - CNN.com:

A former staffer on Obama's presidential campaign, Meade has no formal art-school training. She says her projects "spin reality," and that her experiences in politics have helped shape her work as an artist.

"What one experiences cannot always be interpreted at face value; seeing is not necessarily believing," she said.