How an iPhone app turned George W. Bush into a painter

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Former President George W. Bush shocked the art world when he debuted his painting collection of world leaders in 2014. But his family recently admitted he was not always as skilled an artist and first started messing around with digital drawing before taking a stab at painting.

His wife, Laura, and daughter, Jenna Bush Hager, said his talent was developed using an iPhone app in the months after he left the Oval Office in January, 2013.

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