Treat yourself to spend two days immersed in oil paint! If you’ve always wanted to start oil painting but never had the chance, or if you thought oil painting might be too difficult to try, allow me to peer-pressure you into painting with me. All the cool kids are doing it! Take this opportunity to follow along step-by-step as I guide you through a practice sketch of a simple figure painting. I’ll demonstrate the process I used when I planned the paintings I created for the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. With guidance, you’ll tone a canvas, mix paint, and match colors while developing safe studio habits. You’ll practice a general-to-specific painting technique, which is perfect for creating successful sketches that are reminiscent of Impressionist style art. With additional one-on-one attention, you’ll use your skills to create an original oil sketch based on a photograph you bring to the workshop.

I’m teaching at the 26th Annual Arts Education Institute at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota July 16-17, 2025. Artists, educators, and everyone who wants to spend a few days having a blast painting with me is invited to attend. Visit the Arts South Dakota website to learn more and to register. You can take this oil painting class for college/graduate credit, or you can do it just for fun! Visit the Arts South Dakota website for more information and to register.

When you join the Unaccredited College of Klaire on Patreon, I’ll help you make or update your CV. I know this isn’t a fun task, but a curriculum vitae is a document that serves as a record of all your amazing accomplishments. Artists often need to have an updated CV to apply for exhibitions, grants, and jobs. I’ll walk you through how to set up your CV in this instructional video titled, “Making and Maintaining a CV,” plus there’s a written guide with organizational suggestions.

I adore the latest addition to the Thunderdomesticity series titled Night Watch with Maenads! Because I'm such a nerd, I thought it would be a great caffeine vessel. This printed coffee cup is now available in the Gift Shop.

What could be better than consuming caffeine while challenging the patriarchy by sipping from a mug with my brand new Grand Brodalisque II oil painting printed on it? I just added this coffee cup design to the Gift Shop! 

The Vermillion Plain Talk published an article about the Thunderdomesticity: Witness Me exhibition titled "Thunderdomesticity Art Exhibit Opens ‘Final Friday’ May 30." 

Over 50 amazing artists from across the country joined together to share their dystopian artwork in the Thunderdomesticity: Witness Me exhibition, which opens Final Friday, May 30th at No. 7 Center Gallery (the Fotolab No. 7 building), 7 Center Street, Vermillion, SD from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. The opening art reception is free and open to the public. Guests are encouraged to dress up for the post-apocalyptic theme as they experience the epic artwork, enjoy light snacks, and meet some of the incredible artists. The exhibition is hosted by the Packard Group, LLC. The entire show is also available to view on the Packard Group’s website: https://www.packardgroupllc.com/exhibitions/witness-me

Klaire Lockheart, host of the Femininity in the Post-Apocalypse podcast, was thrilled to serve as juror for Thunderdomesticity: Witness Me. She was delighted to select 75 works of art to share in this unconventional exhibition, which will be displayed outdoors. To make this outside exhibition possible, Aaron C Packard from the Packard Group created professional prints of all the selected artwork. Next, Lockheart used a wheat-paste technique to glue the wonderful images to the exterior north wall at No. 7 Center Gallery, facing Vermillion’s City Hall. This wheat-paste installation will be publicly accessible May 30th through July 25th, and it will change over time. Wheat-pasting is a temporary installation technique, which means these prints will degrade due to the harsh and unpredictable weather in South Dakota. Finally, the prints will be destroyed in the removal process after the show ends.

This is a big group exhibition, and Lockheart is proud to bring together this diverse group of artists. Lockheart stated, “One of my goals is to bring as many epic artists as I can to our community. Because this is a stressful time, it’s important for us to come together and support each other.”

The thought-provoking artists who contributed to Thunderdomesticity: Witness Me include: Abbie Graham, Angelina Blaise Uy, Aziza Afzal, Bethany Altschwager, Bill Stamats, Caitlin Lang, Cami Applequist, Cassandra Blackwood, Dearest Kim, Deborah Goalby, Emily Berens, Emily Lehman, Eric Zuccola, Francine Fox, Grant Ekroth, Ira Upin, Jay Albin, Jessica Schulman, Joan Logue, Julie Dent, Julie Russell-Steuart, Katiana Shovelain, Kaylie Nelson, Korey Luna, Krissa Gaines, Kristina L Jager, Lacey Eidem, Larissa, Laura Wennstrom, Lauren Gouin, Lauren Haynes, Louise Leathers, Mary Younkin, Mikha "Mikhamik" Dominguez, Moira (Miri) Villiard, Nicole Houff, Nicole Riemenschneider, Pamela Sherlock, Patrick Civiello, Phyllis W Packard, Rebecca Bowers, Rhonda Urdang, Rosemary Buchmann, Sandra Cavanagh, Sarah Bork, Sasha Phillips, Skyla Mae, Teresa Lind, Thalia Berard, Thea Fisher, Theo Gins, and Tiffany Beutler.

When’s the last time you watched Planet of the Apes from 1968? Join Aaron C Packard and me on the Femininity in the Post-Apocalypse podcast as we examine this sci-fi classic and discuss the feminine characters in the film. We also chat about the Thunderdomesticity: Witness Me exhibition before using the Maenad-O-Meter to rate the movie. Finally, Angie Holycross is announced as the latest recipient of the Honorary Doctor of Dystopian Studies degree from the Unaccredited College of Klaire.

Don’t miss my interview hosted by Bobby Ford on the Creative Minds Like us podcast! The episode is titled, “The Big Why With Feminist Artist Klaire Lockheart.”

I hope you’ll forgive all the giggling on this art history episode of Femininity in the Post-Apocalypse. Aaron C Packard and I explore The Last Judgment (1541) painted by Michelangelo Buonarroti in the Sistine Chapel. After describing imagery of this colossal mural, we joke about idealized forms, discuss censorship, and then rate the artwork on the Maenad-O-Meter. Additionally, Bobby Ford will receive his Honorary Doctor of Dystopian Studies degree from the Unaccredited College of Klaire.

I have been doing nothing but paint, paint, and paint! Join Aaron and me as we discuss the new brodalisque paintings I made with generous support from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation on the latest episode of the Klaire and Aaron Show called “Brodalisques.” In addition to talking about these dudes in man caves rendered in oils, Aaron reveals that he knows one of the models.