I’m a child of ranchers. Because of how misshapen and reactionary mythic cowboy culture is in America, I’m a fool for painting that introduces what Roberta Smith terms the “subversive theme of the gay black cowboy.”

And as usual, Ms. Smith illumines her subject (for me) with her incisive descriptions of technique.

All motifs benefit from ingenious combinations of strident drawing and suave stained color; they are often simultaneously transparent and opaque, explicit and mysterious.

(“4 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now,” NYTimes, 11-11-20)

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