Situationships

the tragedy of modern dating

A series of contemporary paintings by Jey Austen exploring love, loss, light, shadow, and the raw human form.

Jey created this Situationship series to heal from the pain of realizing their lover belonged to another for twice the time they had known each other's kiss. this series is for anyone that has been cheated on. its also for queer people as a reclaimation of the nonbinary form. I think people expect transmasc people to hate their bodies and get top surgery but coming out as nonbinary made me embrace the feminine form and learn to love my body. I know viewers will look at this and just see a nude female but the subject in all of these is myself, a nonbinary person reclaiming my sexuality from men that dont value the person inside the form. this is also a huge study in how lighting and color effects the softness and angularity of form

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Title: Up in Flames
Year: 2024
Medium: Digital Painting on Canvas
Size: 16" x 28" x 1.5"
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Flames engulf a masked Medusa and her lover. To see Medusa's true face would turn the lover to stone, yet they were caught in her grasp nonetheless. It is the flame that burned within them that now suffocates them, no lungs to breathe the air they once shared. Yet to truly embrace would petrify the best parts of them. This piece is about the magnetic pull of people that are not good for you.
Featured in the following:
Seven Deadly Sins - Memento Mori Gallery - Feb 6 - 27, 2026Issue 012 - Novum Artis - Page 139 - ISSN 2995-9306

Title: Juicy
Year: 2025
Medium: Digital Painting on Canvas
Size: 24" x 24" x 1.5"
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Fishnets in blacklights, a leather body suit, and a night out getting over you fast. Juicy is about reclaiming sexuality after recovering from painful relationships. It features the outfit the artist wore on finding out their lover of over a year had actually belonged to someone else the entire time. It's about feeling sexual again when you have lost your lover's desire. The deep blues and purples contrast against the bright whites to show off the curves of the human form.
Featured in the following:
Seattle Erotic Arts Festival - The Pan Eros Foundation - May 1 - 3, 2026NudeNite St Pete - Coastal Creative - Mar 12 - 14, 2026 Red Light District - Not Shockboxx - Feb 28 - Mar 16, 2026Erotica - Salem on the Edge - Feb 6 - Mar 1, 2026

Title: Cellophane
Year: 2025
Medium: Metallic Acrylic on Recycled Canvas
Size: 36" x 24" x 1.5"
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Bronze and blue shadows eclipse a figure with the last expression of lust dripping down their form. Painted to recover from everything deterorating all at once, while sobbing, listening to Cellophane by FKA Twigs. Because of the bronze acrylic used in the metallic shadows, the figure changes and the shadow appears to move with the angle of the light.
Featured in the following:
Red Light District - Not Shockboxx - Feb 28 - Mar 16, 2026Austin Studio Tour - Mostly Fine Art Collective - As Featured in Glasstire - 2025

Title: Limerence
Year: 2025
Medium: Metallic Acrylic on Recycled Canvas
Size: 36" x 24" x 1.5"
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A peaceful afternoon as the subject faces away from the viewer, not realizing that this would be the last photo sent to their lover. Before they realized their lover was never theirs. Warm lighting and the comfort of relaxing the day away with your lover to keep the chill of the outside world at bay. Right now, dear lover, it's just you and me.
Featured in the following:
Issue 012 - Novum Artis - Page 139 - ISSN 2995-9306 Seattle Erotic Arts Festival (Store)  - The Pan Eros Foundation - May 1 - 3, 2026

Jey’s work has been exhibited at juried group shows across the country, including the Seattle Erotic Arts Festival (The Pan Eros Foundation), NudeNite St. Pete (Coastal Creative), Red Light District at Not Shockboxx (Hermosa Beach, CA), Erotica at Salem on the Edge Gallery (Salem, OR), Seven Deadly Sins at Memento Mori Gallery (Denver, CO), and the Austin Studio Tour with the Mostly Fine Art Collective. Their work was featured in Novum Artis art magazine (Issue 012, ISSN 2995-9306) and received press coverage from Glasstire. Prints are available at the Seattle Erotic Arts Festival store. For commissions or to buy work directly from Jey, please complete the contact form below.