“Male Gayz” is a series of paintings from 2020-2021 that looks at the male gaze from a queer perspective.
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VR Galleries
New Tondo Paintings
“Q Anon (queer anonymous)”
“Q Anon (queer anonymous)” redefines the conspiracy theorists to a male couple. The balaclava covered pair of men kissing is a metaphor for those living in the closet, knowing what they want but afraid to be open about it. Hashtag this photo #QAnon to confuse those followers.
“Male Gayz”
“Male Gayz” looks at the male gaze from a queer perspective.
“Frot,” 2021, acrylic gouache on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Hunger,” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Grindr,” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Love Story” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ (triptych panel) 
“Love Story” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ (triptych panel) 
“Love Story” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ (triptych panel) 
“Love Story” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 90″ (triptych) 
“Pearl Necklace” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Pan Ascending” 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Crossed Paths” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 24″ X 24″ 
“Trade” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 24″ X 24″ 
“Wants/Needs” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 24″ X 24″ 
“Male Gaze” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Foothold” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Male Gaze 2″ 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30” 
“We Speak For Our Ancestors” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Facing Onself” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Parallel Lives” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Twogether” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Adonis and Anemones” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Skin Deep,” 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″
“UN//TITLED, An Anthology of Queer Contemporary Art // 2016-2020”
Love Story
“Love Story,” 2021, acrylic on canvas, 90″ X 30″ (triptych)
Newest Trio
I enjoy doing paintings in series of three. Here are the latest (2021) acrylic on canvas, 24″ X 24″.
Crossed Paths Trade Wants/Needs
“Double Vision”
Here is a view of “Facing Oneself,” 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ (triptych) at the Bromfield Gallery, Boston, MA. It is part of a national juried group exhibit from March 5-30, 2021.
Queer Anthology
UN//TITLED: An Anthology of Queer Contemporary Art (2016 – 2020) I will be a featured artist along with 75 other queer artists being published in April 2021 by Balaclava.Q (John Hopper Publishing)
New Paintings
New paintings from 2020.
“Facing Oneself,” 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ “Adonis & Anemones”, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ “We Speak For Our Ancesters”, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ “Parallel Lives”, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ “Twogether”, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Male Gaze”, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ “Male Gaze 2″, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30” “Foothold”, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Skin Deep”, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ “Pan Ascending”, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30″ X 30″ 
“Internal Dialog”, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 18″ X 18″ 
“What We Tell Ourselves”, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 18″ X 18″
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