Love | STEPHEN OHARA

• Ukraine Men in Love 1940s

  Oil, Paper, 12” x 9” x 0.1”. Two World War 2 Ukrainian soldiers in green uniforms embrace near a fence. A scenic backdrop with trees and a pathway completes the setting. Adapted from the Nini-Treadwell Collection. Lovin…

• Vows Witnessed

  ink, Paper, 18 x 24 x 0.1. Two men in suits stand face to face holding hands and exchanging rings as a symbol of their vows to stay together forever. They stand amidst a background of mountains, trees and a stag with da…

• American Men in Love 1950

  ink, Paper, 12 x 9 x 0.1. An ink drawing depicts two men seated comfortably on a couch, posing close together as they look towards the viewer. The drawing uses soft lines and shading to capture their expressions and cas…

• 1940 Men in Love

  ink, Paper, 12 x 9 x 0.1. Two men are depicted in semi-realistic style with broad smiles. The sketch combines detailed facial features with unfinished clothing to draw the viewer toward their mutual affection. These are…

• 1930 Men in Love

  ink, Paper, 9 x 12 x 0.1. Two young men embrace beside a vinbtage 1929 automobile in the year 1930. Anticipating gay marriage by about a century these American men documented their mutual affection with a photograph as…

• Love in Bloom

  ink, Paper, 12 x 9 x 0.1. Two sailors in love share a joyful embrace, both smiling broadly. In the background a house and a bare tree trunk are visible. Ink drawing adapted from a photography dated March 11, 1944 with t…

• Men Celebrate Love on Car

  ink, Paper, 12 x 9 x 0.1. Two men are playfully sitting on the trunk of a care, one carrying the other. Both are smiling broadly, exuding a sense of infatuation in 1930s California. Adapted from the Nini-Treadwell Colle…

• Sailors in Love 1950s

  ink, Paper, 12 x 9 x 0.1. Two sailors in uniform pose intimately against a backdrop of curtains. Their expressions convey tenderness and a sense of deep affection. Men in love. Adapted from the Nin-Treadwell Collection.…

• Holding Hands

  Pencil, Paper, 12 x 9 x 0.1. Two men stand side by side, shirtless, smiling against a backdrop of trees and holding hands. Their muscular physiques and casual blue jeans add to the relaxed outdoor setting.

• Furtive Kiss

  Pencil, Paper, 12 x 9 x 0.1. A dark and moody drawing depicts two men in an intimate and intense kiss. The use of light and shadow adds depth and drama to the composition.

• Tender Hug

  ink, Paper, 12 x 9 x 0.1. Two men are depicted in a close embrace, conveying a sense of warmth and trust. The use of vibrant colors adds emotional depth to their expressions.

• Newlywed Men

  Pencil, Paper, 9 x 12 x 0.01. Two newly-wed men are lying closely together on a bed embracing each other warmly. Soft colors and delicate lines convey a sense of intimacy and relaxation.

• Loving Couple

  Oil, Canvas, 20 x 16 x 0.75

• First ‘Friend’ Bobby

  Charcoal, Paper, 11 x 14 x 0.1. Two men are seated with their arms around each other on a sofa, leaning towards each other with relaxed and happy expressions. Their posture and expressions suggest a deep attachment—love…

• Force of Nature

  Oil, Canvas, 40 x 30 x 1. The intimate moment of a kiss shared between two men. Notice the nuanced expressions and the tenderness of the men, the intimacy and the love. Natural? Yes. Common? No.

• Tribute to John Lennon

  Acrylic, Canvas, 50 x 40 x 1. We could use John Lennon these days.

• Thunderclap Kiss

  Oil, Canvas, 20 x 16 x 1. Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds. Or bends with the remover to remove. O no! it is an ever-fixed mark That look…

• Big Strong Men in Love

  Pencil, Paper, 14 x 11 x 0.1. USA. 1920s. Big Strong Men in Love. Smooching, disdaining any naysayers. Any consequences.

• Lazy Day USA 1910

  Pencil, Paper, 9 x 12 x 0.1. Sketch based upon a photo from about 1910, part of the Nini-Treadwell Collection assembled in the book, LOVING: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s-1950s.

• September 1948

  Pencil, Paper, 12 x 9 x 0.1. Based upon a historic photograph from the Nini-Treadwell Collection in the book, LOVING: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s - 1950s. Photo stamped on back

• If Only In Dreams

  Oil, Canvas, 14 x 11 x 0.3. Shakespeare’s ‘love that dare not speak its name’ remains exactly that in many places. Why? Ignorance? Fear?

• Happy Together 47 Years & Going Strong

  Oil, Canvas, 14 x 11 x 0.3. Composer of classical movement and lifemate now married and happily everaftering!

• 1880 Men in Love

  Pencil, Paper, 16 x 12 x 0.1. 1880 Baltimore, USA. Thanks to the Nini-Treadwell Collection, Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s-1950s.

• Being Together 1948

  Pencil, Paper, 12 x 9 x 0.1. Men embracing, 1948 USA, based upon a photograph from the book LOVING: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s-1950s. The Nini-Treadwell Collection.

• MAGELLANIC PENGUINS ARGENTINA

  Oil, Canvas, 20 x 16 x 1

• Bulgarian Men in Love 1930

  Pencil, Paper, 14 x 11 x 0.1. Unidentified men adopt a clearly amorous pose by a haystack in Bulgaria about the year 1930. From the Nini-Treadwell Collection: LOVING, a Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s-1950s.

• Enraptured

  Acrylic, Canvas, 11 x 14 x 0.5. Spring is in the air for this happy porcine pair.

• Happy Together

  Pencil, Paper, 11 x 14 x 0.1. Happy. Ebullient. Men overjoyed to spend time together and quite simply in love. The year? About 1915. Location? America. Shout out to the Nini-Treadwell Collection.

• BUSTER HOARDING TREATS

  Pencil, Paper, 12 x 9 x 0.1. Shih Tzu dog named Buster always in search of treats.

• Victorian Men in Love 1900

  Pencil, Paper, 11 x 14 x 0.1. Two men clearly with a bond of deep affection enjoy a tender moment circa 1900. Although their names are lost to history, their faces were preserved in a photograph now in the Nini-Treadwel…

• COCO’S VERY CORGI CHRISTMAS

  Canvas, 20 x 16 x 0.5. a very corgi Christmas for Coco.

• American Men in Love 1919

  Pencil, Paper, 24 x 18 x 0.1. Love between 2 American men in 1919. Simple folk, possibly farmers? We do not know their names or stories, just this one moment in their lives. Did they manage the farm together for decades…

• HARRY AND ERNIE IN LOVE

  Oil, Canvas, 14 x 11 x 0.3. Men in Love, America 1919, Harry and Ernie. -adapted from the Nini-Treadwell Collecdtion of historic photographs from 1850=1950 as assembled in their book LOVING. A photographic history of me…

• Bulgarian Men in Love 1920

  Pencil, Paper, 12 x 9 x 0.1. Bulgaria. 1920. Men jointly holding a bouquet of flowers in front of a waterfall. Photo from the Nini-Treadwell Collection as curated in the book, Loving, a Photographic History of Men in Lo…

• GEORGE NADER, ICON

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 18 x 1

• Russian Men in Love 1955

  Pencil, Paper, 12 x 9 x 0.1

• JOKING ATOP VICTORIA FALLS

  ink, Paper, 18 x 24 x 0.1. Pretending to choke her husband for bringing her to the top of Victoria Falls for a “little wading” a woman copes with her fear by joking around as the guide appears amused nearby.

• Convert Idle Gold into Green Transport

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 18 x 0.5. Museums and Monasteries can help the green revolution along and save the planet by rethinking how the past can contribute to the future. Gold objects abound and serve mainly as museum exhibit…

• SWIMMERS

  Pencil, Paper, 18 x 24 x 0.1