▁his ▁In aug uration ▁Port rait ▁of ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁titled ▁" In sp iration ". ▁The ▁painting ▁featured ▁an ▁optim istic ▁President ▁Ob ama ▁in ▁the ▁for eground , ▁with ▁an ▁eth ere al ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ▁lay ing ▁a ▁gu iding ▁hand ▁upon ▁the ▁new ▁leader ' s ▁shoulder . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Ch own ing ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁official ▁" Master pie ce ▁Edition : ▁Port land " ▁bott le ▁for ▁Ab sol ut ▁V od ka . ▁His ▁four - foot ▁tall ▁rep lica ▁was ▁displayed ▁on ▁the ▁city ' s ▁water front ▁during ▁summer ▁festiv ities . ▁ ▁Ex hib itions ▁Dies el ▁Je ans ▁of ▁Italy ▁spons ored ▁his ▁three - month ▁solo ▁exhib it ▁at ▁their ▁Port land , ▁OR ▁store . ▁It ▁was ▁Ch own ing ' s ▁longest ▁running ▁exhibition ▁to ▁date ▁and ▁featured ▁over ▁a ▁dozen ▁original ▁works , ▁including ▁a ▁Fab erg é ▁egg ▁rep lica ▁made ▁from ▁a ▁real ▁Pe an ut ▁M & M ▁p aved ▁in ▁real ▁diam onds ▁and ▁presented ▁beneath ▁a ▁glass ▁d ome . ▁ ▁His ▁close ▁friend , ▁the ▁actor ▁Daniel ▁Franz ese ▁has ▁cur ated ▁several ▁art ▁exhib its ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁has ▁included ▁Ch own ing ▁in ▁every ▁show ▁to ▁date . ▁Franz ese ' s ▁interest ▁in ▁Ch own ing ' s ▁art ▁began ▁when ▁the ▁artist ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁small ▁hand made ▁orn ament ▁featuring ▁the ▁li ken ess ▁of ▁the