The room was refurbished in 2007 with her participation. In her portrait Laura Welch Bush is standing in the Green Room of the White House. The painting had special significance for Bush and was the title of his 1999 memoir. Koerner hangs over Bush's right shoulder. The 1929 painting A Charge to Keep by William H. for the White House in 1818 and part of the Resolute desk can be seen behind the armchair. Bush's right hand is resting on an armchair made by William King, Jr. Bush is depicted in the Oval Office, standing in the center of the room. Bush himself told Anderson that he had frustration with the appearance of his mouth. I'd paint the mouth, wipe it off, paint it again, let it set for a couple of days, then decide, 'No, that isn't right either". A previous portrait artist, Robert Anderson, had also experienced difficulty in capturing Bush's mouth having "been aware of the public consciousness of his smirking. Bush smirking, saying in an interview for American Artist magazine that "The smirk shows up when he doesn't want it, and he tends to mug for the camera, as though he can't help it". Sanden felt that the hardest part of the portrait was avoiding any appearance of George W. The paintings were commissioned by the White House Historical Association and were donated to the White House as a gift of the George B.
Bush's portrait was completed in 2011 its success led his wife Laura to choose Sanden for her own portrait which was completed in 2012.
Bush invited Sanden to Dallas, where the former President greeted Sanden in a bathrobe as he was not sure what to wear. The Simmons had made a $20 million donation to Southern Methodist University and Sanden had painted Annette's portrait for the university. Sanden was chosen as the artist after he was mentioned to the Bushes by the Dallas socialites Harold and Annette Simmons at a dinner at the Simmons home.
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