Kenney Mencher

He is also the author of Liaisons: Readings in Art, Literature and Philosophy, a thematically-framed textbook about how the study of culture relates to students' other classes and to life in general.

[citation needed] Mencher hosts a blog on his web site, showing viewers the development of several of his paintings, including the source material he uses.

In 2004, four paintings were removed from his exhibit at the California State Teachers' Retirement System office in Sacramento, after some female employees said the sexual context of the works made them uncomfortable.

The essay Death of the Author by Roland Barthes shaped Mencher's thoughts that the viewer can never precisely know what the painter intends.

Mencher often uses his wife, friends, family pets, and students as inspiration and models for his paintings, and they in turn may suggest storylines and poses for the work in progress.