Gaylebrity Series

If you’d like to start your Cheesecake print collection but can’t pick a favorite, why not have them all? The Cheesecake Gaylebrity Series in my online store offers 13 9” x 12” prints from the show. Check it out HERE.

Alive

I did a Q&A with Columbus Alive columnist John Ross, and the article was included in this week's Pride issue. I love the photo by Jodi Miller shown above.

Check out the interview online HERE, where you can read all about my love of Lawrence Welk, cake, and the three things I can't live without!

CHEESECAKE Recap

The opening reception for my CHEESECAKE exhibit at the Center on Halsted in Chicago was a huge success, and I’m so grateful to all of the friends, family, and pin-up aficionados who came out for the evening’s festivities.

Here’s a shot of the gallery showcasing some of our beautifully-hung Cheesecake Boys:

And here are some pics from the opening:

Me with Maria and Brooke, my "back-up singers"

Me with David Joseph, curator for the Center on Halsted

Me with my childhood mentor, Linda Regula

Me and my man

If you would like to see ALL of my pics from the show and subsequent Chicago escapades, check them out on my Flickr site HERE.

The exhibit will run through July 7, so if you plan on being in Chicago during that time, be sure to stop in to the Center on Halsted and take a peek. The other show that is running concurrently on the third floor, “Queer Voices in Comics,” is also a must-see!

If you’d like to read more about CHEESECAKE, including some interviews that I did about the show, the following Chicago-based publications ran great stories about the exhibit:

MINT MALE
EDGE
TIMEOUTCHICAGO

Stop, Shop, and Drop, Starring Dale Levitski

The countdown is on for my CHEESECAKE show in Chicago on June 11. All of the paintings are finished and ready to be unveiled! I’ve added a Cheesecake section to my online store HERE (although I am keeping a few secrets up my sleeve for those of you attending the show in person). 


My newest addition to the lineup is Top Chef alum Dale Levitski, channeling his inner pin-up girl after a trip to the grocery store in Stop, Shop, and Drop, Starring Dale Levitski 

First Pride

I’m excited to be participating in a group show called First Pride which takes place in Chicago next week. My painting “The Dollypop Guild” will be a part of the “queer multi media arts extravaganza” which also features one of my favorite artists (and recent Cheesecake model) JASON DRISKILL. The gala takes place at the Chicago Creative Lounge on Tuesday, June 1. Click HERE for more details.

Cheesecake Trio: Jack Mackenroth, Bobbie Burlesque, and James St. James

I have three new Cheesecake Boy paintings for your viewing pleasure!


First up, the fabulous James St. James becomes the star of his own freakshow with the help of a rebellious sea monster and some loose trousers. Giclee prints of "Sideshow Attraction, Starring James St. James" are available HERE.

The next one, "Size Matters, Starring Jack Mackenroth" portrays fashion designer and Project Runway alum Jack Mackenroth measuring a client’s inseam while struggling to keep his own pants  on. Feel a draft, anyone? Prints are available HERE. And visit Jack's BLOG for his recap of the Cheesecake modeling experience.

And how do you embarrass a burlesque dancer? See for yourself in "Pants on the Ground, Starring Bobbie Burlesque." Prints are available HERE.

I've added a Cheesecake section to my Etsy store HERE where you can see all the boys in their pantsless glory and make sure your collection is complete. I'm finishing up one more this week and then I'll be sending them off to the curator for my June show at the Center on Halsted. Jack, James, Bobbie and all the rest will be unveiled (literally) at the opening reception in Chicago next month. Join us for a revealing evening at the Center on Halsted Friday, June 11 from 6:30-9:30 pm. Click HERE for more details.

Jack Mackenroth in progress

Here's a pic of my painting "Size Matters, Starring Jack Mackenroth" in progress:

Many thanks to Jack for the awesome photo reference that has made my job especially easy on this one!


"Size Matters" and a host of other Cheesecake Boy paintings will be on display in Chicago this June in my solo exhibit "Cheesecake" at the Center on Halsted. The show opens June 11 from 6:30-9:30 pm. Click HERE for more information.