Alan Beckstead

San Francisco Bay Area Artist that captures LGBTQ community vibrant life


Portfolio:

San Francisco Pride Parade

Series portrays the energy and passion of the annual SF LGBTQ Pride Parade over the past 5 years.

I have also included work from Russian River Area events

Waiting for the Parade “Waiting for the Parade”

Guerneville Pride Parade 2017 Acrylic on canvas 24” x 48”

Men in Blue “Men in Blue”

San Francisco Pride Parade
Acrylic on Canvas 36” x 36”

Irish Pride “Irish Pride ”

San Francisco Pride Parade 2017
Acrylic on Cavvas 36” x 36”

Danny and the Bears “Danny and the Bears”

Lazy Bear Weekend Guerneville 2017
Acrylic o Canvas 30” x 30”

lgbTq “lgbTq”

San Francisco Pride Parade 2017
Acrylic on Canvas 24” x 48”

Dancing Muscle “Dancing Muscle”

San Francisco Pride Parade 2017
Acrylic on Canvas 36” x 36”

LGBTQ PRIDE AND STRUGGLE

Some of my recent work expands off the SF Pride series to showcase the LGBTQ community and struggles against the continued hate by some extremists

Trump’s Napoleon Fantasy “Trump’s Napoleon Fantasy ”

Trump’s Napoleon Fantasy crowning himself Emperor in front of his friends and supporters

Pushed or Pulled  Jeff and Danny’s complicated friendship “Pushed or Pulled Jeff and Danny’s complicated friendship ”

Friends for over 30 years can to a complex struggle

White Night Paris Parade “White Night Paris Parade ”

La Nuit Blanche Mecs (the White Night Hunks) Paris 2019

The Red Dress “The Red Dress ”

Red Dress is a fundraiser to support LGBTQ Youth

Howard “Howard”

Male nude study

Oh Lucy! “Oh Lucy!”

Men of Castro series

Men on Castro “Men on Castro”

Men on Castro Series

Dressed like a pig “Dressed like a pig”

Men of Castro Series