Nude Portrait of Romy
colored pencil/pastel
27" x 40"
1969
We were non-monogamous lovers for two years but friends to the end.
Hysterical Arch
14" x 11"
1969
After Wilhem Reich's concept of the body curling up for orgasm NOT arching back (which cuts off sensation to the genitals), I did this drawing.
Embrace
Romantic love dies hard.
Resurrection
This is a six foot drawing of a Christ-like figure with an erection that was a lot of fun to draw.
Woman with Her Cat
26" x 41"
1963
During my marriage, my most meaningful love affair was with my cat Toot.
Nude Study
30" x 23"
1966
I did hundreds of sketches from the nude.
The Diaphragm
14" x 11"
1969
I successfully used my diaphragm throughout America's sexual revolution with no problem at all.
Madonna
The love of a mother can't be replaced.
Joyce
37" x 34"
1963
She didn't pose. One afternoon I painted Joyce from memory.
Expelled From the Garden
45" x 49"
1961
The white mass at the left of the canvas is an angel ordering them out of the Garden of Eden.