Hi Kerry,
I have only recently discovered this thread. Although I am no artist I enjoy looking at paintings. I definitely like yours, especially the one of George and the one with the Modigliani influence. Yes, please, keep more coming. You are an artist in so many ways, very talented.
Have you ever been inspired by BbM in any your paintings?
Years ago I drew a couple of tasteful homoerotic nude studies, but nothing specifically inspired by J&E. It's certainly a good idea for future projects.
My existing nude studies are mild versions of drawings by iconic, homoerotic gay artists, Tom of Finland and Colt. Only difference is, I took the sex out and put the romance in.
They're both framed and at the back of a wardrobe somewhere. I remember, when I took one of them to be framed years ago, the framer refused to frame it. He suggested I try another framer nearby. Gave the excuse that he had a lot of work on and didn't have time to frame my nude. So I took his advice and tried the nearby framer, who turned out to be a cute little Greek guy. We developed a real rapport and I stayed with him for all my framing requirements from then on. Foolish of the other bloke, because I'd given him a lot of business up until that time.
A gal-pal at the time liked one of my homoerotic studies so much, she asked if she could hang it in her home. I was happy to agree because she lived in a beautifully stylish, posh, city apartment, and it looked good there. I wondered why she would want it hanging in her home, until she confessed that she had been working from home as a high-class call-girl. She was, indeed, a very high-class kinda gal, and her apartment was magnificent.
Years later, I was catalogueing my work for a grant I was applying for, and borrowed it back to have photographed. I never got around to returning it to her, and she didn't ask for it. By then, she was no longer working in the same industry and we have since lost track of each other. She was a lovely person, originally from England and very gay-friendly. Wonder where she is now. She had a beautiful daughter.
But I digress. Let me know if you'd like to see my homoerotic drawings. The photos taken for the grant were hardcopy only and have long since gone to god. I would need to take new digital photos. I also have some female nude studies somewhere, drawn from the live model in life class.