Gay bear artwork

Kenney Mencher rarely works with galleries anymore. Before he started painting overtly homoerotic themes he worked with prestigious galleries in numerous cities, including Santa Fe, San Francisco, and Dallas. By the way, the gallery director is gay. Mencher, who mainly paints bears and mature men has even had trouble getting a gallery to take his work even in the haven of Provincetown.

It is. His five hundred collectors and over two thousand sales would argue that at least in terms of dollars and cents, lots of us are living with his art in our homes. His friend, artist Benjamine Lester, www.

Gay Bear Posters and Art Prints

Usually art that represents a young, thin well-muscled body. Think the photography of Horst, Mapplethorpe, and Herb Ritts. When one asks the average person to name an bear who specializes in gay imagery, Tom of Finland is the artist most think of. There are some photographers and websites who are helping.

Gay example, Vincent Keith and his website Mascular does a smashing job in representing a segment of the population. In fact, the bear art world is so small that Mencher and Keith collaborate. I contacted him and he was very gracious. When I sked him if I could artwork some paintings based on his photography we entered into a mutually beneficial partnership.

Now, Mencher like Lester, has chosen to go for a more grass roots approach to getting his work out to the community. Last August he had a show of his work there and he and Charlie have plans to collaborate on more projects. Skip to content. Art Community. Loading Comments Email Required Name Required Website.