There are weeks when I find myself looking for grace. After the death of Nex Benedict I’ve been working to find some peace, to find an outlet for the rage and the pain of it all. Another one of our kids is gone, erased by ignorance and hatred, and the influence of irresponsible adults with political agendas. Rest in Peace, Nex. You deserved better.
Here’s a link to their family’s GoFundMe. It’s reached the goal but their mother has promised to use the money to help queer youth in Oklahoma.
https://gofund.me/78b182c8
I’ve also added a link for Cocoon House, an organization here in Washington that helps homeless youth, an overwhelming number of whom are queer. If you have it in your budget to donate, please do. Every little bit helps. https://www.cocoonhouse.org/donations
My painting View from Kerry Park will be in a group show at the @fountainheadgallery through December. If your in the Seattle area the opening is tonight, Dec. 3 at 4pm. Hope some you can make it out! #kerryparkseattle #kerrypark #kerryparkviewpoint #seattle #seattleartgallery #seattleartpost #seattleart #oilpainting #cityscape #representationalart #park (at Fountainhead Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CltXHZpLM4G/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Fifteen After Nine, 2020. 24x18in, acrylic and charcoal on heavy paper. The title Fifteen After Nine comes from the time on the clock as I worked on the painting. 2 days in a row when I looked at the time, it happened to be 9:15. I didn’t think much of it until I noticed the horizontal could be seen as hands on a clock in the 9:15 position. For more info on this painting, please DM, thank you. 🔷 #fineart #portlandart #seattleart #losangelesart #chicagoart #nycart #robertmotherwell #franzkline #dekooning #rothko #paulklee #hanzhoffman #helenfrankenthaler #williambaziotes #contemporaryartwork #modernartist #callforart #contemporaryfineart #artcollecting #artsgodz #artprocess #painting #wscranmore #americanartist (at Milwaukie, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck6OyF7vsa7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Caught a peaceful moment at the Olympic Sculpture Park with someone taking in the sight of the majestic rusty sculptures. The autumn colors really pop, don't they? 🍂✨
Made this for a staff/faculty show at the college where I work. I call it “How Queer” an it was mostly about me trying to push how explicitly gay I could make a painting and still get it in a very professional community college show.
So far no one’s seemed to notice the top surgery scars or the girldick 💅🏻