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"ΑΓΑΠΗ ΑΘΑΝΑΤΗ" Love is Immortal

In Greek mythology, Apollo loved the beautiful Spartan youth Hyacinthus. As the two trained together, throwing the discus, they were watched by Zephyrus, the West Wind, who was also enamoured with Hyacinthus. Consumed by jealousy, Zephyrus deflected one of Apollo’s throws, causing the discus to strike Hyacinthus and mortally wound him. Grief-stricken, Apollo could not save his beloved, but from the blood that fell to the ground he created the hyacinth flower, marking it as a symbol of sorrow and enduring love.

Original 60 (L) x 40 (H) x 1 (W) " acrylic on medium weight traditional stretched canvas / wood frame, triple acrylic primed.

Included in your shipment will be an original and signed Certificate of Authenticity for your newly purchased artwork.

Price: $5000 CAD

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CANVAS ONLY (ARTWORK IS NOT FRAMED)

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The Royal Touch

This vibrant original acrylic on canvas, The Royal Touch, depicts a Roman Caesar embracing his soldier, merging queer eroticism with historical grandeur through a fusion of classical art, pop art, and street graffiti.

Inspired in part by historical accounts and enduring rumors surrounding Julius Caesar’s alleged intimacy with King Nicomedes of Bithynia, the work explores how power, masculinity, and desire have long existed in tension within classical narratives. These stories, often dismissed as political slander or erased from formal history, reveal the fragility of reputation and the quiet persistence of queer intimacy beneath imperial authority.

By reimagining Caesar not as an untouchable symbol of dominance but as a figure capable of tenderness and connection, the piece reframes history through a contemporary queer lens. The embrace becomes both personal and political, suggesting that intimacy has always existed within these narratives, even when denied, distorted, or weaponized.

Original 36 (L) x 48 (H) x 0.75 (W) " acrylic on medium weight traditional stretched canvas / wood frame, triple acrylic primed.

Included in your shipment will be an original and signed Certificate of Authenticity for your newly purchased artwork.

Price: $3000 CAD

CANVAS ONLY (ARTWORK IS NOT FRAMED)

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Blessed Be the Fruit

Borrowing from Peter Paul Rubens’ The Entombment, this piece subverts traditional religious imagery by inserting queer male intimacy into a space historically defined by exclusion. Playful and erotic in tone, it reclaims the visual language of reverence and redirects it toward desire, blurring the line between the sacred and the sensual. A dramatic unveiling of sorts.

Original 48 (L) x 36 (H) x 0.75 (W) " acrylic on medium weight traditional stretched canvas / wood frame, triple acrylic primed.

Included in your shipment will be an original and signed Certificate of Authenticity for your newly purchased artwork.

Price: $3000 CAD

CANVAS ONLY (ARTWORK IS NOT FRAMED)

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Adam is a Hot Slut

This is the first of a 2-panel piece reimagining Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam.  In this reinterpretation, Adam is freed from shame and centred in identity, desire, and self acceptance. Rather than viewing original sin as something to be punished, this piece reframes it as something inherent and deeply human. It reflects on queer identity, connection, and the idea that divinity exists within all forms of love and expression. If God is everything, then that includes the full spectrum of who we are. At its core, this work is about unity and about all of us being connected through love, authenticity, and joy.

Original 48 (L) x 36 (H) x 0.75 (W) " acrylic on medium weight traditional stretched canvas / wood frame, triple acrylic primed. Artwork is framed in a matte black wood canvas float frame.

Included in your shipment will be an original and signed Certificate of Authenticity for your newly purchased artwork.

Price: $5000 CAD [Inclusive of 2-Panel Piece w/ God is Gay]

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ARTWORK IS FRAMED

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God is Gay

This is the second of a 2-panel piece reimagining Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam.  In this reinterpretation, Adam is freed from shame and centred in identity, desire, and self acceptance. Rather than viewing original sin as something to be punished, this piece reframes it as something inherent and deeply human. It reflects on queer identity, connection, and the idea that divinity exists within all forms of love and expression. If God is everything, then that includes the full spectrum of who we are. At its core, this work is about unity and about all of us being connected through love, authenticity, and joy.

Original 48 (L) x 36 (H) x 0.75 (W) " acrylic on medium weight traditional stretched canvas / wood frame, triple acrylic primed. Artwork is framed in a matte black wood canvas float frame.

Included in your shipment will be an original and signed Certificate of Authenticity for your newly purchased artwork.

Price: $5000 CAD [Inclusive of 2 Panel-Piece w/ Adam is a Hot Slut]

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ARTWORK IS FRAMED

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Bottled Up

Living a life for the expectations of others, or your own projection of what others expect from you, can be absolutely draining. This piece explores that conflict, specifically the loss of one's creative spark. What does this piece inspire in you?

Original 30 (L) x 40 (H) x 0.75 (W) " acrylic on medium weight traditional stretched canvas / wood frame, triple acrylic primed with floating canvas black frame.

Included in your shipment will be an original and signed Certificate of Authenticity for your newly purchased artwork.

Price: $2500 CAD

ARTWORK IS FRAMED

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Saint

This piece aims to recognize the heroism of the queer generation that came before us and fought for change, the acknowledgment of the AIDS crisis, and the civil rights we get to enjoy today. This piece uses a bit of levity to play on the devotional nature of religious baroque paintings that emulate an ascension to sainthood. The main subject, a relic of queer justice past, is ordained by God to sainthood while sipping wine by his pool in Palm Springs.

Original 30 (L) x 40 (H) x 0.75 (W) " acrylic on medium weight traditional stretched canvas / wood frame, triple acrylic primed. Artwork is framed in a matte black wood canvas float frame.

Included in your shipment will be an original and signed Certificate of Authenticity for your newly purchased artwork.

Price: $2500 CAD

ARTWORK IS FRAMED

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My Secret Identity

This piece taps into queer identity as personal power. Societal elements may try to tear down gay culture and experience, but we stand strong in our own power and identity with love and beauty shining through. A play on the Superman trope is used to poke fun at the idea that one need only remove their glasses to reveal their inner superhero.

Original 30 (L) x 40 (H) x 0.75 (W) " acrylic on medium weight traditional stretched canvas / wood frame, triple acrylic primed. Artwork is framed in a matte black wood canvas float frame.

Included in your shipment will be an original and signed Certificate of Authenticity for your newly purchased artwork.

Price: $2500 CAD

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West Hollywood Madonna

Ama, et fac quod vis. Love and do what you want. This West Hollywood Madonna and his child, I mean fur baby, are doing just that.

Original 30 (L) x 40 (H) x 0.75 (W) " acrylic on medium weight traditional stretched canvas / wood frame, triple acrylic primed. Artwork is framed in a matte black wood canvas float frame.

Included in your shipment will be an original and signed Certificate of Authenticity for your newly purchased artwork.

Price: $2500 CAD

ARTWORK IS FRAMED

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Classical Courage

This piece explores themes of sexual liberation and oppression. Through the lens of ancient Rome, a solider and persecuted Christian Gladiator, denoted by his staurogram (cross), are depicted in a courageous intimate embrace. Irony can be found in the role-reversal of the persecuted becoming the modern-day persecutor. However, love will always transcend hate.

Original 30 (L) x 40 (H) x 0.75 (W) " acrylic on medium weight traditional stretched canvas / wood frame, triple acrylic primed. Artwork is framed in a matte black wood canvas float frame.

Included in your shipment will be an original and signed Certificate of Authenticity for your newly purchased artwork.

Price: $2500 CAD

ARTWORK IS FRAMED

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Nunnery Queen

This piece may take on multiple meanings, whether it be a personal conflict of self-acceptance hiding behind the veil of religion, queer appropriation of religious memes to reclaim power, or simply the acceptance of love is love is love. What does it mean to you?

Original 30 (L) x 40 (H) x 0.75 (W) " acrylic on medium weight traditional stretched canvas / wood frame, triple acrylic primed.

Included in your shipment will be an original and signed Certificate of Authenticity for your newly purchased artwork.

Price: $2000 CAD

CANVAS ONLY [ARTWORK IS NOT FRAMED]

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"ΑΓΑΠΗ ΑΘΑΝΑΤΗ" Love is Immortal

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The Royal Touch

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Blessed Be the Fruit

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Adam is a Hot Slut

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God is Gay

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Bottled Up

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Saint

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My Secret Identity

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West Hollywood Madonna

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West Hollywood Madonna

Classical Courage

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Classical Courage

Nunnery Queen

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