Jim Carrey criticized for portrait believed to be White House spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Jim Carrey is being criticized on social media for a portrait he painted that is believed to be White House spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

The actor and comedian on Saturday tweeted the painting with the caption: "This is the portrait of a so-called Christian whose only purpose in life is to lie for the wicked. Monstrous!"

While some Twitter usershave praised Carrey'ssatirical efforts, others accused him of shaming because of the unflattering portrait.

Still others were critical of his use of Christian.

A spokeswoman for Carrey confirms it is his painting. But she would not confirm it is Sanders.

The White House has not returned a message seeking comment.

Known for films such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,Dumb and Dumber, The Truman Showand Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the Canadian-American performerhas increasingly shared his artwork much of it inspired by news, politics and his life via social media. A 2014 short documentary calledJimCarrey: I NeededColorexplored his venture into visualart.