This series explores how the landscape can be weaponized to enact violence against marginalized communities. A pansy is both a flower and a derogatory term for a feminine gay man, making it simultaneously beautiful and inflammatory. Spotted with Pansies refers to a time in the artist’s life when, before coming out, he feared being seen with other homosexual men; afraid that this association would expose him as "one of them.”

Spotted with Pansies I

Spotted with Pansies II

Spotted with Pansies III

Spotted with Pansies IV

Spotted with Pansies V

Acrylic and silkscreen ink on panel

16 x 20 inches each

2025

Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas

40 x 48 inches

2025

Spotted with Pansies XL

Works from the Spotted with Pansies series can be acquired through de Montigny Contemporary.

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