PAINTINGSMy work combines personal and political narratives, reflecting my experience as a queer individual coming of age in the 1980s amidst pervasive homophobia and the silencing impact of AIDS. Drawing on queer-coded obsessions from my past—from limp-wristed Looney Tunes to flamboyant supervillains—and discoveries from research, my works connect wildly disparate imagery, evoking humor, sexual tension, dysphoria, nostalgia, and rebellion. For my paintings, I primarily use indelible ink on paper. The process of shaping watery, densely pigmented inks as they absorb into the paper feels akin to the act of creating memories—permanent impressions that fade and change with time.
VACATION BOUND?
Indelible ink painted on paper
with text from a New York Times article on the first homosexual executed in Yemen in August 1966
22"x30" / 2023 WHO ELSE, BESIDES MYSELF, IS SUBJECT TO QUERELLE'S CHARMS?
Indelible ink painted on paper
with text from Querelle of Brest by Jean Genet22"x30" / 2023 STARES SPELL SENTENCES
Indelible ink painted on paper
22"x30" / 2023 LE POUFFE
Ink, acrylic and gouache
on Paper
11"x13" / 2023 MANHOOD
Ink, acrylic and gouache on paper
11"x13" / 2023 I'll PINE & PINE
Acrylic Ink on Paper
18x18" / 2023 HIDEAWAY
Collage of acrylic ink, colored pencil
54"x42"/ 2023 THE OUTCASTS
Indelible ink and gouache painted on paper
with text from a 1964 issue of the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
18"x24" / 2023 PIG PILE
Ink & Acrylic on Paper
24x18 / 2023 SECRET LAIR
Ink on Paper
18x18" / 2023 NO MORE PRETENSE
Indelible ink painted on paper
18"x18" / 2023 MEAT MARKET
Indelible ink painted on paper
18"x18" / 2023 MAX FACTOR FANTASYSCAPE
Watercolor, gouache and colored pencil on paper
12"x12" / 2023 CENTERFOLD
Indelible ink painted on paper
18"x18" / 2023 SHOULD YOU TAKE A QUEER TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY?
Indelible ink and gouache painted on paper
18"x24" / 2023 OTHER VOICES, OTHER ROOMS
Watercolor, gouache, graphite and colored pencil on paper
12"x12" / 2022 GIOVANNI'S ROOM
Watercolor, gouache and colored pencil on paper
12"x12" / 2023 BRAINIAC
Watercolor, gouache, ink, and colored pencil on paper
12"x12" / 2023
Indelible ink painted on paper
with text from a New York Times article on the first homosexual executed in Yemen in August 1966
22"x30" / 2023
Indelible ink painted on paper
with text from Querelle of Brest by Jean Genet22"x30" / 2023
Indelible ink painted on paper
22"x30" / 2023
Ink, acrylic and gouache
on Paper
11"x13" / 2023
Ink, acrylic and gouache on paper
11"x13" / 2023
Acrylic Ink on Paper
18x18" / 2023
Collage of acrylic ink, colored pencil
54"x42"/ 2023
Indelible ink and gouache painted on paper
with text from a 1964 issue of the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
18"x24" / 2023
Ink & Acrylic on Paper
24x18 / 2023
Ink on Paper
18x18" / 2023
Indelible ink painted on paper
18"x18" / 2023
Indelible ink painted on paper
18"x18" / 2023
Watercolor, gouache and colored pencil on paper
12"x12" / 2023
Indelible ink painted on paper
18"x18" / 2023
Indelible ink and gouache painted on paper
18"x24" / 2023
Watercolor, gouache, graphite and colored pencil on paper
12"x12" / 2022
Watercolor, gouache and colored pencil on paper
12"x12" / 2023
Watercolor, gouache, ink, and colored pencil on paper
12"x12" / 2023