Is Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres on your art history bingo card? What about the Guerrilla Girls?

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Allow me to provide a snarky definition of the term “odalisque” as I share my oil painting called Grande Brodalisque II.

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Did you see Grande Brodalisque II yet? (This painting is currently at the William Havu Gallery.)

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Grande Brodalisque II is part of my series of dudes in man caves. After I share some background about this satirical artwork, I describe the details of the composition.

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Grande Brodalisque II is an oil painting, which features the backside of a masculine model wearing red and black plaid underwear, a matching hat, and Batman socks. He grasps a glass of whisky in his right hand as he rests upon cushions within a man cave draped in satin.

I 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”.

#brodalisque #PKFGrantee #grandeodalisque #painting #Art

Subdued Dudes with Loud Suits is an oil painting that depicts a pair of brodalisques reclining in a moody man cave with a blue rug. The man luxuriating on the dark sofa wears a tiger striped suit and poses with his hands behind his head. The dude in the foreground is seated on the floor with his right knee bent, and he is clad in a leopard print suit. They’re both draped with white fabrics.

Would you rather wear a tiger stripe suit or a leopard print suit?

Subdued Dudes with Loud Suits. 2025. Oil on Canvas. 60x54”.

#brodalisque #shinestythreads #oiloncanvas #contemporaryart #artsky

Sleeping Theseus is an oil painting, which presents a recumbent man wearing blue jeans, posed with arms overhead, with his eyes closed. He is modestly draped in white fabric as he reclines on a small sofa, with a can of Red Bull near his feet, which are clad in white socks with gray toes.

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”.

#brodalisque #OilPainting #PKFGrantee #theseus #art

Death of Aeschylus is an oil painting that stars a bald man splayed on the floor, dressed in black and blue while draped in red satin. To his left, there is a dude seated in profile with his left hand in his hair and his left knee bent. A mustachioed brodalisque reclines on a beige sofa in a dark room draped with a gold curtain.

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”.

#brodalisque #FigurePainting #PKFGrantee #Aeschylus #art

Who else schedules photoshoots for their artwork? Thanks to Aaron at Fotolab No.7 for photographing my huge, glossy painting! The image is on my website, but you can see it in person until February 8th at the Sioux City Art Center.

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Did you see my Sleeping Theseus painting yet?

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Here’s one of my paintings…

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Who else could use a nap?

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Do you have a favorite myth from ancient Greece or Rome? Tell me about your favorite myth or mythological creature in the comments!

#brodalisque #greekmyth #ariadne #minotaur #artwork

As part of my series of dudes in man caves, I created this 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.

#brodalisque #theseus #greekmythology #pkfgrantee #havugallery

An artist in a red sweatshirt smiles as she holds and points to a small, yet ridiculously framed print of a painting titled Brolympia, which depicts a bro posed like Manet’s Olympia.

This is a photo of an archival pigment print of an oil painting called Brolymia. This painting mimics Manet’s Olympia, and it shows a dude lounging on a sofa. The art is in an 8x10” faux-gold frame.

If you won this little bro from the Human Rights Gala auction, where would you hang it? (Uneditioned Print of Brolympia is part of the Dakotans for Health fundraiser; bidding ends January 11th, 2026.)

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Within a painting studio, a plaid-clad artist holds up a small print of a painting titled Brolymia, which depicts a bro posed like Manet’s Olympia. The archival pigment print is in an ostentatious frame, painted with fake gold.

This is a photograph of an archival pigment print of an oil painting titled Brolymia. This painting satirizes Manet’s Olympia, and it depicts a bro in khaki shorts posed on a sofa, accompanied by a small white dog and a companion in an inflatable dinosaur costume. The art is held within a purposefully ostentatious frame.

I donated art to the Human Rights Gala fundraising auction hosted by Dakotans for Health. Uneditioned Print of Brolympia is a tiny print in a theatrical gold frame. The auction closes on January 11th, 2026.

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Look at this teeny, tiny bro sketch I made and sent to a friend!

#brodalisque #sketch #tinypainting #minicanvas

Did you know that Lee Krasner once had a teacher who trained under Jean-Léon Gérôme and William-Adolphe Bouguereau?

#pkf #pkfgrantee #leekrasner #artists #brodalisque

Which suit do you like the best?

#shinestythreads #animalprint #brodalisque #artist #arthistory

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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Grande Brodalisque II is an oil painting by Klaire Lockheart that parodies Grande Odalisque by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. The canvas features a reclining bro wearing red shorts and a matching lumberjack hat.

Subdued Dudes with Loud Suits is a meticulous oil painting showing a pair of bros wearing ridiculous animal print suits. The man in the tiger-striped outfit reclines on the sofa, whilst the leopard-print besuited dude reclines on the floor.

Sleeping Theseus is a contemporary figure painting of a man dozing on a small sofa with his arms posed overhead in reference to historic artwork depicting sleeping Ariadne.

Brodalisque with Moto Helmet is an oil on canvas painting that depicts a dude reclining on his right elbow, which is propped up on a white motorcycle helmet.

Four of my paintings are at the William Havu Gallery, and I couldn’t be happier! Which one is your favorite?

1. Grande Brodalisque II.
2. Subdued Dudes with Loud Suits.
3. Sleeping Theseus.
4. Brodalisque with Moto Helmet.

#williamhavugallery #denver #havugalleryartist #brodalisque #paintings

A head and shoulders portrait of contemporary artist Klaire Lockheart smirking in her art studio in front of a large oil painting of a reclining brodalisque.

A screen capture from the William Havu Gallery website includes an image of a vertical oil painting of two men in obnoxious animal print suits lounging in a dramatic man cave, which floats above the name “Klaire Lockheart.” At the bottom of the image, the url of “williamhavugallery.com” is encircled in a white oval.

A screen capture from the William Havu Gallery website includes a photo of Klaire Lockheart’s painting titled Grande Brodalisque II, which depicts a recumbent bro, resting on his left hip and facing away from the viewer. He is clad in red plaid shorts with a matching hat. The text near the bottom edge reads, “williamhavugallery.com.”

Want to see something cool? Visit www.williamhavugallery.com and click on “Artists.” You might spot one of your friends! (Hint: It’s me! You can see some of my latest paintings there!)

Photo by Aaron C Packard.

#williamhavugallery #denver #havugalleryartist #brodalisque #denverartgallery

In all her goofy glory, Miss Art World South Dakota poses for a photo wearing her sparkly embroidered black and white sash within her art studio, standing before a couple large oil paintings of recumbent brodalisques.

I need to find more excuses to wear my Miss Art World sash!

Photo by Aaron C Packard.

Sash from Miss Art World.

#missartworld #missartworldsouthdakota #brodalisque #artist #PaintingStudio

Artist Klaire Lockheart sits behind a painting palette and holds up a small brush with her right hand as she peers into the distance. As usually, she’s suffering from a mild case of bouffant, and she’s surrounded by intricate oil paintings of brodalisques within her small studio.

All my gratitude goes to the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation! I can’t believe that I’m receiving my second grant from this incredibly generous organization.

#elizabethgreenshieldsfoundation #artistgrant #grantrecipient #brodalisque #art

Photo by Aaron C Packard.

Painter Klaire Lockheart managed to create the two large detailed oil paintings hanging on white gallery walls but somehow cannot take a decent selfie. The artist appears in the lower left corner while her handsome husband, wearing a black cap, is shown in the lower right corner.

In this selfie, a doofus with braids peeks into the left side as a man in a black coat steps in frame on the right. The couple flanks a woven work of art by Phyllis W. Packard at the Coyote Gallery.

Before a hazy cloud generated from unseen burnout tires at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip, a person with terrible allergies takes a selfie, which documents herself in the lower right quadrant wearing a black mask. The left corner includes a bewildered/be-hatted photographer clutching his camera.

This selfie was taken by the person cowering in the lower right corner, and it includes her suave husband’s face in the bottom left corner. The humans were at Dinosaur Park, which includes a green and white cement sauropod at the top of the hill along with a creative interpretation of a Tyrannosaurus rex.

I definitely have fallen behind on sharing some of our adventures this year!

#klaireandaaron #brodalisque #vermcult #bestpartyanywhere #dinosaurpark

Did you spot me in South Dakota Magazine?

#southdakotamagazine #hifromsd #sodak #brodalisque #artist

A contemporary figure painter does her best impression of a dapper guy while wearing bright orange suite while posing in front of a large oil painting title Subdued Dudes in Loud Suits within a Midwestern art studio.

“Orange” you glad it’s almost Halloween?

#OrangeYouGladIDidntSayBanana #brodalisque #orange #halloween #artstudio

Did I buy this orange suit for Halloween or because I got jealous of my bros?

#brodalisque #FigurePainting #contemporaryartist #orangesuit #halloween

Within her painting studio, artist Klaire Lockheart, wearing a tiara, several necklaces, bracelets, and rings on every finger, laughs at her own joke. She sits in front of an oil painting titled the Grande Brodalisque and a small suitcase.

I just got back from a short trip to Paris. Did I miss anything in the news over the weekend?

#brodalisque #louvre

I would love it if you stopped by the Sioux City Art Center to see my new painting! It’s part of the Local Perspectives exhibition, and you can see it at 225 Nebraska Street, Sioux City, Iowa now until February 8th, 2026.

#Brodalisque #Aeschylus #SiouxCityArtCenter #OilPainting #art