Cleveland Museum of Art Opens Renovations<\/span><\/a><\/div>You know what’s funny? A lot of people think we’re in the era of post subject matter. If kitsch and hard core sex acts are fit for high art, then surely nothing is forbidden. If you believe that, test it out by painting anti-PC and conservative topics and watch the howls. People will call for trigger warnings on your work if not outright censorship. You have to be blind not to feel the immense changes afoot. Powerful forces are hanging in the wings getting ready to take center stage.<\/p>\n
Anyway, Boat Hook<\/em> is 24″ x 30″. Keith Before a Painting of Keith<\/em> is 30″ x 40,” and the largest painting, Jane and Keith Aboard the Betty Jan<\/em>e, is 4′ x 5′.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"My kids are used to seeing themselves in paintings. I use them as models a lot, although less these days than previously. Painting children is challenging and can easily lead to kitsch. There are always topics that are ‘forbidden’ in ‘high art’ (a single sentence with two sets of scare-quotes–a record for me). 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