on the drawing board: lust in the locker room

This may or may not be the last new piece I include in my 'Iconic' show, but it's likely the last one to be specifically inspired by my theme of 'what is iconic to gay culture'.  While there are many to choose from, a scene of jocks (athletes) wearing jocks (the garment) in a locker room combines three things I think many a gay man has a certain 'fondness' for.  Plus it'll be fun for me to do.

My Work & Playlist Top 10 - May 28, 2010

THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK	WEEKS	TITLE / ARTIST (Click titles to preview and purchase from Amazon MP3 Downloads)
1	2	6	“Beauty in the World” (1 Week at #1)      Macy Gray
2	1	6	“Stop the Music” (1 Week at #1)      The Pipettes
3	3	5	“I Feel Better”      Hot  Chip
4	4	6	“It’s What I Want”      Röyksopp
5	7	8	“Get Seduced”      The Faint
6	9	6	“Rocketship"      Shiny Toy Guns
7	5	9	“Last Days of Disco” (1 Week at #1)       Robbie Williams
8	10	7	“My Turn”      Yehonathan
9	6	8	“Colourless Colour”  (2 Weeks at #1)       La Roux
10	12	6	“Lonely By Your Side”      Zoot Woman

New Release: "Waiting Out the Rain"

 

With the Spring season in full swing, there's plenty to do on the farm. But those outdoor chores will have to wait once Mother Nature decides to whip up an afternoon shower. Seeking shelter inside the barn, they shed their wet shirts and start to ponder what they can do to pass the time while waiting out the rain.

Being almost 2 years since I had last worked on a cowboy-themed piece, Waitin Out the Rain marks my return to one of my favorite genres. While the original is immediately available for purchase, it will remain with the Lyman Eyer Gallery through the end of my upcoming show Iconic.

Limited edition Gallery and Studio prints are available for purchase at the Special First Day Price through Midnight ET tomorrow. 

My Work & Playlist Top 10 - May 21, 2010

THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK	WEEKS	TITLE / ARTIST (Click titles to preview and purchase from Amazon MP3 Downloads)
1	2	5	“Stop the Music” (1 Week at #1)      The Pipettes
2	3	5	“Beauty in the World”      Macy Gray
3	5	4	“I Feel Better”      Hot  Chip
4	6	5	“It’s What I Want”      Röyksopp
5	1	8	“Last Days of Disco” (1 Week at #1)       Robbie Williams
6	4	7	“Colourless Colour”  (2 Weeks at #1)       La Roux
7	10	7	“Get Seduced”      The Faint
8	7	7	“Strangers in the Wind”      Cut Copy
9	14	5	“Rocketship 2010”      Shiny Toy Guns
10	11	6	“My Turn”      Yehonathan

on the drawing board: refuge from the downpour

A close up of the cowboy's torso and his wet t-shirt flung over a beam.

on the drawing board: cowboy looks

It can be a challenge painting a face that's only an inch and a half long with chunky chalks, fingers and soft pastel pencils, let alone achieve the look and expression I want.  So when it happens first try it's a magical experience.

on the drawing board: into the west

There are just certain themes and settings that I enjoy visiting again and again in my artwork, and the cowboy theme is on my short list.  Maybe it's the connection to nature and the land, the idea of simple clean living, or maybe it's the images of sexy rugged men in stetsons and snug jeans the word automatically conjures in my head.

My Work & Playlist Top 10 - May 14, 2010

THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK	WEEKS	TITLE / ARTIST
1	4	7	“Last Days of Disco” (1 Week at #1)       Robbie Williams
2	3	4	“Stop the Music”      The Pipettes
3	5	4	“Beauty in the World”      Macy Gray
4	1	6	“Colourless Colour”  (2 Weeks at #1)       La Roux
5	7	3	“I Feel Better”      Hot  Chip
6	12	4	“It’s What I Want”      Röyksopp
7	11	6	“Strangers in the Wind”      Cut Copy
8	2	6	“Will You Be There? (Seamus Haji Radio Edit)”      Andy Bell
9	6	8	“Feeling’s Gone”      Basement Jaxx featuring Sam Sparro
10	15	6	“Get Seduced”      The Faint

New Release: "Once in a Lullaby"

As they left the theater they felt moved not only by the spectacle and songs, but also by the underlying theme of the film. Throwing caution to the wind they kissed on the street in public. Something very taboo for 1939. They closed their eyes and wished, perhaps one day they would not have to hide their lives in the shadows, but simply live and love freely in a land that they heard of once in a lullaby.

 

I couldn't do a series about things that are perceived iconic to gay culture without including The Wizard of Oz. With it's connections to rainbows, "friends of Dorothy", and Judy Garland, it was a given.

The original is available for purchase, but will remain with the Lyman-Eyer Gallery through the end of my upcoming show, Iconic. Limited edition Gallery and Studio prints are available for purchase at the Special First Day Price through Midnight ET tomorrow. 

Malcolm McLaren - Madame Butterfly

I had no idea Malcolm McLaren had passed away last month. Enjoy his beautiful interpretation of Madame Butterfly.

My Work & Playlist Top 10 - May 7, 2010

THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK	WEEKS	TITLE / ARTIST
1	1	5	“Colourless Colour”  (2 Weeks at #1)       La Roux
2	5	5	“Will You Be There? (Seamus Haji Radio Edit)”      Andy Bell
3	10	3	“Stop the Music”      The Pipettes
4	9	6	“Last Days of Disco”       Robbie Williams
5	6	3	“Beauty in the World”      Macy Gray
6	2	7	“Feeling’s Gone”      Basement Jaxx featuring Sam Sparro
7	21	2	“I Feel Better”      Hot  Chip
8	4	8	“Policy of Trust” (1 Week at #1)       Tanlines
9	3	8	“I’ll Find a Way (Powerhaus Opus Radio Edit)” (1 Week at #1)      Brian Kent
10	7	6	“Rocket”       Goldfrapp