A local printer produces his coloring book, and Rapport sends out personalized thank you cards with every order. Depicting different variations of group sex and hookups, which have almost become basic rites of passage for today’s metropolitan gay men, the coloring book manages to invoke memories of relationships and sexual experiences past and present.Ĭurrently living on the Eastside, Rapport creates art at every opportunity. The coloring book contains NSFW scenes of sexual situations, often with more than two men, paired with plaintive breakup song lyrics from famous crooners, such as the Smiths’ 'Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me' and Tori Amos’ “Caught a Lite Sneeze.” Though the imagery suggests a kitschy, Seventies-style of glam gay men, the pairing offers would-be colorers a surprisingly personal experience.
Artist and Austinite Nathan Rapport (Photo by Nathan Rapport)
