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Klaire Lockheart

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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

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.

December 15, 2025 at 3:42 AM

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Klaire Lockheart

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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.

#brodalisque #pkfgrantee #odalisque #figurepainting #artwork