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April 11 livestream portraits: The Beige Biitch, GodxNoirphiles and the Velvet Creepers!

The Beige Biitch April 9 2020 by Suzanne ForbesI have been drawing more than one livestream some nights!

Above, The Beige Biitch in a stream put on by radically inclusive performance center Sophiensaele.

Amazing performer GodX Noirphiles was a guest on the show and did a fantastic performance. I want you to know Godxxx, who is an enormously popular performer and Mother of drag house House of Living Colors, has lost all expected show income while they are pregnant so—

GodxNoirphiles for the Beige Biitch April 9 2020 by Suzanne ForbesFor fuck’s sake if you can, donate to the Doula Fund for this single trans boi mama!!

Above, my attempt to capture Godxxx’s piece. It was so beautiful and fascinating to try and draw a piece that had layering and texture and digital glitch, and started black and white and then transformed into color, and I had a great experience! Please check Godxxx’s Drag King Don’t Rush challenge, you will faint. Godxxx aka Adrian Blount is doing a Youtube series on Queer Birthing!

EDIT Jan 2120: GodXXXNoirphiles has a Patreon and you can support their art and the Queer Birthing series, which is a radical and historic project.

And you can give funds to help their baby have a lush nursery right here.

Nana Schewitz and Fifi Fantome livestreams for Velvet Creepers by Suzanne Forbes April 11 2020Then, I popped over to The Velvet Creepers’ livestream!

Here’s Nana Schewitz guest hosting with Fifi Fantôme of the Velvet Creepers ! Fifi Fantôme is very active during quarantine and you can check out her Insta for when she is teaching and check out her Patreon for performance tips, art and treats! I don’t know why Fifi and Nana had heads on sticks but I liked the heads on sticks.

Muse Dunja von K did spooky hooping!

Dunja von K for Velvet Creepers by Suzanne Forbes April 11 2020Dunja is teaching her famous hula hoop classes online!

You can get moving with her here.

Lilly Mortis for Velvet Creepers by Suzanne Forbes April 11 2020And Lilly Mortis was a poignant, creepy vintage clown.

I am so grateful to my Patrons on Patreon, whose monthly financial support lets me keep documenting Berlin’s queer performers and release the art free to all, while I work safely at home.

 

Remote live-drawing Queeriosity Cabaret, with hostess Donna Trump!

Lucy Stoole for Queeriosity April 4 2020 by Suzanne ForbesWhat a great international group of drag performers!

Queeriosity Cabaret went online last night, with 50% of the proceeds benefiting mask making for the NHS. Donna Trump, who I drew last summer for Bushwig Berlin, was the hostess, but we did not get to see her lovely face. The amazing, mind-blowing performer above is Lucy Stoole.

Lily Lustre for Queeriosity April 4 2020 by Suzanne ForbesLily Lustre, a beautiful and kind artist who I have drawn before, did a dinosaur act!

You know how I love an inflatable dinosaur!

Merrie Cherry for Queeriosity April 4 2020 by Suzanne ForbesMerrie Cherry is an extraordinary artist, Drag Mother and performer.

You gotta see her Black Women Empowerment Project, created for Black History Month, with representations of historic and contemporary black women whose contributions must be recognized. Her performance last night was made in the swimming pool – so joyful!!

Neon Calypso for Queeriosity April 4 2020 by Suzanne ForbesNeon Calypso is so gorgeous! What a blazing number!

Never expected to see such a hot show from an ordinary kitchen, and her outfit!!!

Nina West for Queeriosity April 4 2020 by Suzanne ForbesNina West was hilarious. Most wig changes EVER!!

Cara Melle for Queeriosity April 4 2020 by Suzanne Forbes
The last drawing of the night was of breathtaking Cara Melle, the Beyonce of London!

She made ingenious use of silhouettes and bare space with great lighting and camera work, and she moves like the queen of the world! There’s a video up now 🙂

I am so grateful to my Patrons on Patreon, whose monthly financial support lets me keep documenting queer performers while I work safely at home.