Klaire LockheartI got to see Odalisque in Grisaille by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres at the Met, and it may have had a bad influence on me…
Grande Brodalisque II. 2025. Oil on Canvas. 40x60”.
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I would never stop laughing if my painting of Theseus was displayed near a classic depiction of Ariadne.
Klaire Lockheart, Sleeping Theseus. 2025. Oil on Canvas. 32x40”.
I would like to argue that my artwork depicting the end of Aeschylus’s life is just as historically accurate as the average “Death of Cleopatra” painting.
Klaire Lockheart, Death of Aeschylus. 2025. Oil on Canvas. 60x54”.
As part of my series of dudes in man caves, I created this oil on canvas painting titled Sleeping Theseus. After providing a little bit of context about Theseus and the Minotaur, along with speaking about Ariadne, I describe my artwork in detail. (If you want to add this painting to your collection, you’ll need to visit the William Havu Gallery in Denver, CO.)
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I created Subdued Dudes with Loud Suits as part of my series of brodalisques with generous support from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. In this video, I describe the artwork in detail plus I explain why I paint men posed as odalisques.
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If you’re wondering what I’m doing, the answer is that I’m probably painting.
This is what I looked like starting a new painting. (My plan is to depict the death of Aeschylus.)
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[Description: A vertical video clip of an ambitious nerd wearing a Deadpool hoodie, who gestures at a large canvas in the background while explaining the composition sketched on the surface with graphite.]
Maybe it wouldn’t take me so long to finish a painting if I would use larger brushes?
Photo by Aaron C Packard.
See the finished painting here: https://www.klairelockheart.com/brodalisques.html
Ta-da! Behold, these are some of paintings I completed with a generous grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation! Do you have a favorite?
Photo by Aaron C Packard.
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[Description: This photograph features South Dakota artist Klaire Lockheart hamming it up with arms outstretched in their studio standing betwixt two 5’ tall oil on canvas paintings of multi-figure brodalisques swooning in dramatically draped man caves.]
It doesn’t feel like I’m being defiant or difficult, but apparently my belief that women are people and should be included in the art world is a little too radical for some institutions. Oh well. I’m going to keep painting.
Photo by Aaron C Packard.
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