That whole Nigerian story's pretty ugly, no? To counteract the depressing reality that is a possible gay execution, we'd like to distract ourselves (and, hopefully, you) with a look at California-based painter Jim Winters.

Above you see a painting entitled "Eight Eyed Lenore," a perfect example of Winters' unique blend of the surreal, pop art and color-saturation. Though Winters spends much of his time painting, he's not adverse to working in other media. In fact, he's got an entire line of lamp shades and rugs. Pretty groovy, right?

It's worth noting that we first heard of Winters through our old friend Timothy Cummings. The boys have been comrades in art for years now and, hopefully, for many more to come.

If you like what you see, head on over to Jim Winters' website.