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.

Don’t miss today’s episode of In the Moment on SDPB! I was delighted to chat with host Lori Walsh about visiting museums, painting bros, and my upcoming art reception titled Subdued Dudes.

Learn more about my upcoming painting reception by reading “‘Subdued Dudes’ Art Exhibit By Lockheart Exhibit Is March 28” published by the Vermillion Plain Talk.

Did you catch my Interview with Baylee Peterson on Dakota News Now? Watch the segment titled, “First SD artist to receive Pollock-Krasner Grant” to get a preview of my new oil paintings.

​I’m absolutely pleased with the article Angela George wrote about me for the Argus Leader titled, “How to see the 'brodalisque' paintings from South Dakota's first-ever Pollock grant winner.” She provides information about the Pollock-Krasner Foundation along with explaining the work I did to complete my grant project.

I hope you’re in a nostalgic mood, because this is the third time in a row we’re covering an ‘80s film on the Femininity in the Post Apocalypse podcast! Photographer Aaron C Packard and I chuckle about the Arnold puppet but also discuss mythical motherhood, the annual Thunderdomesticity art exhibition, and speak about the merits of analog photography in a world of AI imagery. You’ll also want to hear from the latest recipient of the Honorary Doctor of Dystopian Studies degree from the Unaccredited College of Klaire: Art Fuentes aka ARF!

I don’t buy black paint. Instead, I mix it up myself by combining two different, and I want to show you how. You can see how I make black paint, plus learn how to put custom paint into an empty tube, when you watch the “Mixing Black Paint” video tutorial at the Unaccredited College of Klaire on Patreon.

If you live in the United States and make artwork that is feminist, post-apocalyptic, or anything in between, I need you to enter Thunderdomesticity: Witness Me! This is an annual national art exhibition hosted by the Packard Group LLC in Vermillion, South Dakota. The deadline to submit your artwork is April 4th, 2025. 

​South Dakota artist Klaire Lockheart couldn’t paint less like Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner if she tried, yet she was awarded a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant. Lockheart will debut the artwork she created with support from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation in a public exhibition titled Subdued Dudes on Final Friday, March 28, 2025 from 5-7 pm at No. 7 Center Gallery, 7 Center St., Vermillion, SD. This art reception is free and open to the public. 

Jackson Pollock became famous for his drip paintings. Lee Krasner was an active Abstract Expressionist who was known for her perseverance and support of other artists. Because of Krasner’s generosity, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation was established in 1985 and has supported artists worldwide. Klaire Lockheart, who creates meticulous figure paintings, was shocked when she learned she was the first artist from South Dakota to receive the prestigious award.  

Lockheart began her project by traveling to New York to view 19th century figure paintings as part of her research process. Next, she created sketches, hired models, built stretchers, and painted. She has painted over a thousand hours in order to complete four over-the-top and highly detailed oil on canvas paintings of dudes in man caves. The characters in these large paintings are called “brodalisques” because they are bros posed as odalisques.

“I’m thrilled to debut these new brodalisque paintings,” exclaimed Lockheart. “These are the most complex paintings I have ever created. Thanks to the generosity of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, I was able to take the time to create this absurd and important artwork!”

I donated Uneditioned Print of Brodalisque Reclining in the Garage to the 3rd Annual TPAN Fundraising Gala on March 7th in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Transformation Project Advocacy Network advocates for the dignity and well-being of transgender South Dakotans. My artwork is part of their auction, and you can bid online.
Uneditioned Print of Brodalisque Reclining in the Garage is a tiny archival pigment print of my oil painting Brodalisque Reclining in the Garage. The original is 36” wide and depicts a recumbent brodalisque, which is a “bro” posed like an “odalisque.” I built and painted this out-of-proportion gold frame to poke fun at the ostentatious presentations of traditional figure paintings.