A doofus takes a selfie that includes half of her face on the left side of the frame, her handsome husband squinting in the sun as his transition lenses darken, and a triceratops sculpture in the background at the Washington Pavilion.

Overshadowed by her hair barely contained within a red bandana, the top half of Klaire Lockheart’s head peeks into the lower left corner of this selfie, which features the concerned looking Aaron C Packard. Behind the couple is the Thunderdomesticity: Witness Me art installation of art prints wheat-pasted to the exterior orange wall at Fotolab No.7.

Under a gray cloudy sky and before the exterior the Bemis Center’s brick building, an artist snaps a selfie that only includes the top portion of her head in the lower right corner along along with a sliver of a profile of a photographer.

Within the crowded Norse Art Space, an art enthusiast barely makes it into her own selfie by only appearing in the lower left corner, but her suave companion is featured in the lower center of the frame.

Here are a few bad selfies with my favorite photographer from this year!

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Bro Sketch with Gold Curtain is a 12x12” oil on canvas gestural paintings of a man in khakis reclining on a sofa posed with his arms behind his head and draped in white fabric.

A screen capture from the online auction site that includes a picture of Bro Sketch with Gold Curtain beneath a blue banner that reads, “Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts,” along with item number 450, a “Buy Now” banner, plus “Klaire Lockheart” written in black along the bottom of the screen.”

A screen capture from the Bemis’s fundraising auction site that includes the following text: Bro Sketch with Gold Curtain, 2024. Oil on canvas.12 x 12 x 2 inches. Fair Market Value: $750. Starting Bid: $525. Buy It Now: $1,125. KLAIRE LOCKHEART is three raccoons in a trench coat masquerading as a painter from Vermillion, South Dakota. The first raccoon picks fights with old dead guys in order to thwart the patriarchy, the second one enjoys snacks, and the third loves to paint. Lockheart uses oil paint and her snarky sense of humor to create absurd figure paintings so she can challenge traditional gender roles. After receiving the Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant to paint dudes in man caves, Lockheart created these tiny oil sketches to prepare for larger compositions as part of her ongoing series of Brodalisques. These paintings of bros posed as odalisques have been published in New American Paintings, DailyArt Magazine, and Bird in Flight. The Dahl Arts Center in Rapid City, SD; the Norfolk Arts Center in Norfolk, NE; and the Sioux City Art Center in Sioux City, IA have hosted her recent solo exhibitions.”

This poster for the Bemis includes the following text, “Bemis Center. Benefit Art Auction, Friday, October 24th, 2025, 5:30-9:15 PM,” printed above cyan and magenta flowers on a black background.

The Bemis Benefit Art Auction is tonight, October 24th! I hope to see you at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, 724 S. 12th Street Omaha, NE. This is your last chance to win Bro Sketch with Gold Curtain.

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Grande Bro Sketch with Atari is a 7x9” oil on canvas painted sketch that depicts a dude posed with his back to the viewer to show off his red shorts as he clutches a vintage video game controller within a draped room.

A screen capture from the online auction site that includes a picture of Grande Bro Sketch with Atari underneath a blue banner that reads, “Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts,” along with item number 448, plus “Klaire Lockheart” written in black along the bottom of the screen.”

A screen capture from the Bemis’s auction site that includes the following text: Grande Bro Sketch with Atari, 2024. Oil on canvas. 7.5 x 9 x 2.5 inches. Fair Market Value: $600. Starting Bid: $420. Buy It Now: $900. KLAIRE LOCKHEART is three raccoons in a trench coat masquerading as a painter from Vermillion, South Dakota. The first raccoon picks fights with old dead guys in order to thwart the patriarchy, the second one enjoys snacks, and the third loves to paint. Lockheart uses oil paint and her snarky sense of humor to create absurd figure paintings so she can challenge traditional gender roles. After receiving the Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant to paint dudes in man caves, Lockheart created these tiny oil sketches to prepare for larger compositions as part of her ongoing series of Brodalisques. These paintings of bros posed as odalisques have been published in New American Paintings, DailyArt Magazine, and Bird in Flight. The Dahl Arts Center in Rapid City, SD; the Norfolk Arts Center in Norfolk, NE; and the Sioux City Art Center in Sioux City, IA have hosted her recent solo exhibitions.”

This poster for the Bemis reads, “Bemis Center. Benefit Art Auction, Friday, October 24th, 2025, 5:30-9:15 PM,” printed above cyan and magenta flowers on a black background.

The Bemis Benefit Art Auction is October 24th at 724 S. 12th Street Omaha, NE. Good luck! Even if you can’t make it to the auction, you’ll have to let me know what you think of my new artist biography!

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Is this artwork reveal dramatic enough?

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Wearing a red headband and a grey striped shirt, an artist holds up a small square canvas that contains a painterly sketch of a luxuriating dude posing upon a sofa with golden pillows.

Bro Sketch with Gold Curtain is a 12x12” oil on canvas gestural painting of a man in khakis reclining on a sofa posed with his arms behind his head and draped in white fabric.

Bro Sketch with Gold Curtain is one of the little dudes I made while plotting out compositions for larger paintings. This small sketch is going to be included in the Bemis Center’s 2025 Benefit Art Auction.

#bemisbenefit #bemiscenter #wheresmymedici #brodalisque #painting

Within her South Dakota painting studio, a contemporary artist holds aloft a wee little oil sketch of a dude posed like the Grande Odalisque, but he’s wearing red shorts and a furry hat while holding a vintage video game controller.

Grande Bro Sketch with Atari is a 7x9” oil on canvas painted sketch that depicts a dude posed with his back to the viewer to show off his red shorts as he clutches a vintage video game controller within a draped room.

I made Grande Bro Sketch with Atari last year in preparation for one of the paintings I created with support from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, and now this small sketch will be part of the Bemis Center’s 2025 Benefit Art Auction.

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My oil on canvas artwork called Bro Sketch with Gold Curtain will be included as part of the Bemis Center’s 2025 Benefit Art Auction.

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My little oil on canvas painting titled Grande Bro Sketch with Atari will be part of the Bemis Center’s 2025 Benefit Art Auction.

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In this photo, a joyful artist wants you to ignore the raw Sienna striped pants they’re wearing so you focus on the pair of small cardboard boxes they’re holding above their shoulders.

Bro Sketch with Gold Curtain is a 12x12” oil on canvas gestural paintings of a man in khakis reclining on a sofa posed with his arms behind his head and draped in white fabric.

Grande Bro Sketch with Atari is a 7x9” oil on canvas painted sketch that depicts a dude posed with his back to the viewer to show off his red shorts as he clutches a vintage video game controller within a draped room.

Guess what artwork is going to the Bemis for the annual Benefit Art Auction!

#bemisbenefit #bemiscenter #wheresmymedici #art

Klaire Lockheart, Bro Sketch with Gold Curtain. 2024. Oil on Canvas. 12x12”.

Klaire Lockheart, Grande Bro Sketch with Atari. 2024. Oil on Canvas. 7x9”.

I can’t wait to share the artwork I created that will be part of the 2025 Benefit Art Auction at the Bemis in Omaha!

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