Caught with my Santa Pants Down!

I recently had two Cheesecake Boy paintings licensed by 10Percent Productions for a naughty little Christmas card series that's available for pre-order now through their website. Click HERE to check out the "Holiday Surprises" set, and HERE for "Brightest of the Holidays."


Note to the discerning viewer: Since my highly dignified better half refused to pose for reference shots, I was reduced to using the self-timer option and snapping compromising self-portraits to paint these cards from. While you will never see those photos and I attempted to change the facial features beyond recognition, every one of my friends has seen the resemblence and teased me mercilessly for painting myself as such a trashy glad-tidings bearer.

Don we now our gay apparel!

The Circus Show & Other Atrocities

I’m busy working on a new painting for the "2nd Annual Circus Show & Other Atrocities" held at A Bitchin' Space Gallery in Sacramento, CA this September. The exhibit juxtaposes the dark, painful lives of performing animals with the fun, amusing atmosphere of the carnival.

In doing research for my contribution, I found some incredibly disturbing video footage of elephants being stabbed with hooks by their trainers, and read about a multitude of other ways in which performing animals are mistreated. I had to approach the piece from an angle that I could relate to, so in addition to an elephant, circus tents, whips, and other more literal references, my tortured animal’s pain is masked by a vibrant splash of drag-queen make-up mimicking that of the ominous clownish, drag queen/ringmaster face (a.k.a my friend Mary on one of our infamous nights of "glamour" shots) looming in the background.


For more info about the exhibit, check out: A Bitchin' Space

Gerard's Dolly Jeans

Kudos to my new friend from across the pond, Gerard McGuickin, who recently commissioned a pair of painted Dolly jeans from yours truly to wear to her concert. Apparently, they were a big hit -- so much so that producers filming the show for an upcoming concert dvd pulled him aside and filmed a special segment which may appear in the release. Gerard obviously knows how to work it, and thanks to that, he and his pants are going places!

If you're feeling like your pants are a bit dreary after reading this, not to fret. I've got several options available in my online store, or you can contact me to commission a custom design. Just visit: www.paulypantsonline.com

Good Old Fashioned Exhibitionism

The Pin-Up Blog reviewed my Cheesecake Boy series. Here's what they had to say:

"Amidst all the over-sexed media there are few non-pornographic havens that capture an old innocent feeling. In the tradition of the 1950’s damsels in underwear distress, Paul Richmond’s Cheesecake boys are exactly that. A collection of sweet, clumsy, sexy men. Richmond is a fine artist and illustrator, a proud gay man and an activist. Inspiring and fun, go have a look at his online studio."

Check out their site (but not if you're reading this at work!): The Pin-Up Blog

Exhibit of Pride

I was honored to have three paintings included in this year's "Exhibit of Pride," an annual show which benefits Stonewall Columbus. Having just attended my first Pride celebration only a few years ago, it was especially humbling (though humility is not my strongest virtue) that they used my painting "Not Just a Closet" to promote the event. Click HERE to visit Stonewall's website.


Here's a photo of me exhibiting my pride in front of the show banner which hung on the front of the building for the run of the exhibit.

Dos centímetros de mar

My painting “Not Just a Closet” was used as the cover art for a recently released fiction novel by Puerto Rican author Carlos Vázquez Cruz. “Dos centímetros de mar” (Two Sea Centimeters) is about a gay professor who chooses to deny his homosexuality because of the violence he sees and experiences around him.

The book is available now from Tiempo Nuevo. Check it out here (and let me know if you can translate it for me!) : Dos centímetros de mar

Gay Man Blogging

My website was reviewed by The Gay Art Blog. Here's what they had to say:

"Paul Richmond Studio *****
Having reviewed the artwork of Paul Richmond earlier in this blog, it is interesting to note that in this new online gallery his work is much more easily accessible. In addition to building a flashy but professional looking front-end for the gallery, a clearer sorting of the artworks makes visiting the gallery a much better experience than earlier. The most interesting work is found in the gallery "Paintings", where poetic watercolours and collages give a sensitive treatment to questions of identity and sexuality. The "Cheesecake" gallery is all kitschy fun, an irreverent pastiche of American commercial painting in a Rockwellian vein."

Here's a link to their site: Gay Art Blog