It’s October and I’m ready for Halloween! To kick off spooky season, I was fortunate to discuss the comedy-horror classic Army of Darkness. I was a guest on “Let’s Taco ‘Bout” from the Fat Dude Digs Flicks Movie podcast network, and I had a great time chatting with Andy Heller! In addition to discussing this cheesy film, we talked about my artwork including my paintings of brodaliques. 

Let's Taco 'Bout Army of Darkness featuring Klaire Lockheart

My next painting exhibition is called Not a Vampire, and it will run October 3rd through November 15th, 2024 at the First Dakota Coyote Gallery, 12 E. Main Street, Vermillion, South Dakota. The opening reception is Saturday, October 19th from 3-5 pm, and you're invited to dress up in costume as you view my “ancestral” Lockheart Legacy paintings while enjoying snacks. This exhibition is hosted by the Vermillion Cultural Association.

Artists like to sneak art history references into their artwork because they think they’re funny, and I’m no exception. I speak about the model in my oil painting called Brodalisca, and I explain why there’s a can of Campbell’s Tomato Soup in the composition.

​The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota is indeed “interesting,” which is why I want to share a small oil painting I made after my first time attending the event. My model for Brodalisque Seated in the Transit is in a mobile man cave, and I explain how that impacts the composition.

Klaire Lockheart, Brodalisque Seated in the Transit. 2020. Oil on Canvas. 16x20”.

​Are you ready for the next episode of Femininity in the Post-Apocalypse? I hope so, because our topic is Ready Player One (2018)! South Dakota photographer Aaron C Packard and I discuss this dystopian movie along with retro video games. After we rate the film according to the Maenad-O-Meter, artist Nicole Houff will receive her Honorary Doctor of Dystopian Studies degree from UCK.

L’Brodalisque is the first brodalisque painting I created by combining a “bro” with an “odalisque,” and I want to share how the model contributed to the composition.

L'Brodalisque by Klaire Lockheart.

My painting Seated Brodalisque is part of the upcoming Contemporary Classic exhibition at the Bradbury Art Museum. It will be on display September 12th through November 20th, 2024.

Seated Brodalisque by Klaire Lockheart.

​If you’ve ever visited a museum and wondered, “Where are the women artists,” allow me to briefly describe why women are traditionally absent from historic art collections. I’ll use my painting called Two Brodalisques as an example of figure painting and explain why I paint this way.

Two Brodalisques by Klaire Lockheart.

Four of my brodalisque oil paintings will be on display at the Bradbury Art Museum! I’m pleased to announce that my artwork is included in Contemporary Classic: Revisiting and Reimagining Art History. This exhibition was curated by Madeline McMahan, and includes incredible art by Angela Fraleigh, Vitus Shell, Carlos Gámez de Francisco, and Ayam Yaldo. The show runs September 12th through November 20th, 2024 at 201 Olympic Drive, Jonesboro, Arkansas. 

Now’s your chance to see and possibly buy this little oil sketch titled Bro Sketch with Bud Light. This painting is at the Dahl Arts Center as part of their 50th Anniversary Gala! The opening reception for the exhibition will be Friday, September 6th from 5:00-7:00 pm at 713 7th Street, Rapid City, South Dakota. The art auction and gala is October 5th from 5:30-11:00 pm, and all the bidding is online.