Calendars almost sold out! Get the 'flawed' ones at a discount.

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2017 Collectible Calendar
2017 Collectible Calendar
from $25.00

8½" x 11" (8½" x 22" when open)

13 of Michael's works appear in this 12 month calendar. Each is hand signed.

Major holidays, Full Moons and important dates in GLBT history are noted.

Each month features a 20% off coupon code to use toward a Limited Edition Print of that month's artwork!

I'm down to my last dozen or so 2017 Calendars that are in prime condition. They will sell out!

So I'm making all the ones with damaged corners and scuffed covers that I've been setting aside, available at a discount. 

Of the flawed calendars only a handful have the scuffed up cover, which is a narrow line across the top where the ink looks to be worn off. The majority have bent corners, resulting in a diagonal crease of about an inch or less at the top left or bottom right. The degree varies from calendar to calendar. 

New Magnets! New Size! New Style! Nudity!

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New large magnet (top) compared to the old smaller size (bottom).

New large magnet (top) compared to the old smaller size (bottom).

I'm transitioning my magnet collection over to a new style. The new magnets are 250% larger (4¼" x 5½")! They are printed on flexible vinyl and are more proportional in shape to my originals, which means less cropping - more of the artwork. AND perhaps the most exciting part is: I'm not limited by the printing companies community standards...so for the first time I can offer my full frontal works as magnets!

You can find my first batch of the new LARGE magnets in there own gallery store page.

Shop new Large magnets

Meanwhile, my remaining inventory of small magnets are all $1.25 off!

shop small magnets on sale

Man's best friend.

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"Fenway"

"Fenway" is a commission of a couples beloved dog. It was a surprise birthday gift from one to the other. I finished it a couple months ago and finally can post it without spoiling the surprise. I am glad to hear it was a hit!

If a commissioned dog portrait is something you'd be interested in just contact me. As much as I like painting men, I really enjoy painting their best friends too! 

New Release: "My Side of The Mountian"

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Sometimes you want to go where nobody knows your name.

My latest is inspired by the book of the same name. I didn't realize it until I was more than halfway done with the painting. It's a book I read as a teenager. 

My Side of the Mountain My Side of the Mountain
My Side of the Mountain
$80.00

Original (Sold)
24¼" x 18" (62 cm x 46 cm) pastel on pastel paper

Giclée Prints
open edition Portfolio prints
additional information about my giclée prints

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On the Drawing Board: Focus Pocus

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Whenever I feel intimidated by a painting I'm working on, I have to let the left side take over for a moment and get logical about it. 

I need to stop feeling overwhelmed by all that needs to be done, and just break it down into sections. I treat the sections as little paintings of their own. 

Doing this allows me to focus better, to get into the zone, to concentrate on one small area, really fleshing it out with detail. I just have to be careful that each section then matches the same tone, color, and level of detailing for an overall cohesiveness. 

Are abs sex? Is skin suggestive? Is 'implied nudity' harmful? Facebook says yes.

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I've said it before, but America is really messed up about sex. Looking over Facebook's list of prohibited ad content you can see that they bow down to the segment of the population that has some serious confusion about sex. Yes, I know Facebook is global, so it's not just the USA who has problems, and compared to many other super oppressed and repressed countries we're the stripper on the pole. 

But seriously, nudity is not sex.  And 'implied' nudity? Really? Plenty of people have had sex with their clothes on. Nudity does not equal sex. And so what about sex? We all do it, we're all products of it. It's as natural as eating, breathing, and sleeping. The birds do it, the bees do it. Sometimes dogs do it right on your front lawn. 

But maybe I'm the crazy one. Maybe we should ban images of guys abs, because lord knows what kind of trauma abs could cause. It could create a whole culture with sexual hang ups, like thinking bare body parts like abs = sex. 

On the Drawing Board: Making Faces

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Still plenty of work to do, refining, altering, layering, but the basics of it all are shaping up.

After posting these pics on social media, someone commented, "Super-sensual, intense He looks like a wolf."

Since he is going to be in a forest, I think that's perfect! I know I'm on the right track.

 

 

"You are in VIOLATION..."

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"Cory"

"Cory"

"Back Forty"

Being an artist of the male figure, gay themes, nudes and homoerotic I'm often dealing with the dreaded 'terms of service' when it comes to marketing or printing/publishing my work an navigating what will be considered 'over the line'.

I've overcome that issue with prints by producing them myself, and as for cards, calendars I found a printer that has no problems with any of my work. 

Unfortunately I've never found a solution to getting magnets made. Companies that don't list 'adult content' as an issue are ones that require minimums of 100, 250 per magnet.  And I just don't have the funds to invest in 25,000 magnets.

Places that allow me to order in bundles of 10 usually are websites where people also sell their design in their online shops, so they include restrictions so as not to offend. The place I use is CaféPress and they employ the all familiar & vague "nothing sexually explicit" caveat. Of course that's a subjective term, since some see 'nudity' as sexual. So I'm left to letting them decide. Over the years and all the rejections, I thought I had established that they drew the line at male genitalia (whether it was sexual or not). So, fine. 

However, for my latest magnet order from CaféPress they rejected "Cory". I assume it's because of the naked butt that someone thinks is 'sexually explicit', but that doesn't jive with all the other male rear nudes they've printed for me in the past like "Back Forty". 

So until I can find a magnet maker that isn't paralyzed by the 'shame' of the human body, I guess my magnets will continue to be rated PG or perhaps G, depending on which nun is working that day.  

If anyone knows of an enlightened magnet printer please leave a comment.  Thanks!

"Santa's Little Helper" Christmas Cards!

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"Santa's Little Helper"
Original
Prints

The greeting cards of "Santa's Little Helper" are in!

Cards are available in single, 5 packs, or 12 packs.

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