Thoughts and Happenings

Shameless and perverse flaunting

Reflections on the allure of flowers upon a visit to the sensual delight that is the New York Botanical Garden’s Orchid Show. From their visual allure to their cultural symbolism, the fascination with flowers runs deep. Read more
Worth a thousand words

While a fully-sighted person might not ever notice–or need–alt text, they make a huge difference to a lot of people who would totally miss out on the image otherwise. They may experience it differently, but why deny them any experience at all? Read more
An angel has no memory

I find myself suddenly drawn to the angel as a presentation of male beauty that is sensual and celebratory, rather than violent or coercive. Yes, there’s a bow and arrow. But it’s the revelation of hidden desires he’s aiming at his unseen target, not a threat of subjugation. Read more
What Men Want and What Men Look Like

reading this book, and sharing in the experiences and reminiscences, I wondered: is representation also the freedom to present your desire, unedited, uncoded, uninhibited for those that share the desire? We bond over not being the same, but wanting the same. Read more
Engaged Buddhism

Making art is my path of engaged Buddhism–the radical act of creating beauty and using imagination to point the way to a better world. Read more
Buddhism and the Erotic

Why is the erotic, something so fundamental, powerful, and pleasurable criminalized, censored, and shamed? Because, if let loose it threatens to tear down the house which whiteness built. Read more
Spartacus, queer hero

I can’t capture the entirety of queer experience in any single work or art. But, I can strive, one step at a time, one canvas at a time, to tell better stories than what I had in my formative years. Read more
The Path of Least Respectability

My art is a celebration of the erotic not just for pleasure alone, but pleasure as activism, pleasure as pathway to liberation. Read more
John Carter, but make it gay!

The gay erotic surrealism of Burrough’s hyper-masculine hero John Carter unpacked through the medium of a new oil painting Read more
A little modesty, please!

As nativism and fascist politics are on the rise everywhere, a heroine like Modesty is more vital and relevant than ever Read more