Primavera

This painting is a mere personal whim.
Art Deco has always handled my hands at the time of creation.
Lempicka was, so to speak, the one who led me to paint. This is my small tribute to the Painting (Spring) that made me want to be an artist in the first place.

With all due respect and gratitude wherever you are Tamara.

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Collecting Art

I have recently been in contact with many artists from every corner of the planet, I've been immersed in a fantastic journey that has led me to discover new sources of inspiration. One of these artists is Terry Cyr, an American photographer dedicated to the nude male, he is currently directing a project called "The Naked Man Project" or as he explains in his own words "One man's exploration in Finding Himself and His search for light, beauty, desire and art"

A few days ago he asked me a couple of questions to see different views regarding on how other artists find inspiration and how our evolution in art has been though the years, you can read my and the other artists answers here. Take your time to see this exciting project and hope you will find it as inspirational as I do.

This is one of my recent works, titled "Unleashing Freedom" you can buy this and other works here.

Love is like a cigarette

You know you held my heart aglow
Between your finger tips
And just like a cigarette
I never knew the thrill of life until I touched your lips
Then just like a cigarette
Love seemed to fade away and leave behind ashes of regret.

New Calendar 2011

Happy to announce that my new calendar 2011 is now available for purchasing at Redbubble.

*Cover image "Beyond the sea" ©2010 E.Hirano.

While in the locker room

The public bath has always been a place for encounters, places with a big  history to tell. Way back in Roman times a bath was an important social meeting place, and they were used to relax, to discuss political issues or just to make clear who was who in Roman society. Not only for the Roman men the bathhouse was popular, but for all men around the mayor cities  in the old world, later in the 19th century the Bathhouses started to be popular among gay men in America, when being an homosexual was illegal and a crime against nature, they became places for casual encounters, where no one judge, where everybody looked for the same thing. The popularity of Bathhouses never fell out of fashion, even today are popular places for men all around the mayor cities, men who look for some time to relax or to spend  a nice time with other men, just as in the old world.

Some things never change.

 

Sunrise

Intimacy is the feeling of being closed to someone, is when two people share their emotions, fears and desires, able to be emotionally open with one another, able to genuinely trust one another, and feel able to take the risk of being vulnerable, share quite moments or be able to watch someone peacefully sleeping next to you, a universal need that keep us away from loneliness. 

*Sex and intimacy are not the same thing. Sex without intimacy can be very unrewarding, just as sex with intimacy can be deeply passionate and fulfilling. It is also possible to experience intimacy without sex.

 *R. and P. Newton-John.

Love earth as you love yourself

Imaging if every single person change some habits for good.

Here´s a list of really easy things we all can do everyday, simple things that can help to save earth.

Turn off the lights every time you leave a room and turn them on just when you need it,

Unplugged every electric thing you are not using, does not work if you only push the off buttom, they still consume energy that way.

Leave your car in the garage once and a while and walk, more opportunities to catch up hot guys if you do so :P

Don´t ask for plastic or paper bags when you do your grocery shops, instead carry your own grocery bag with you when shopping, I know this is too gay but it helps a lot :)

Give a ride to your friends and family every time you can, better one car running on the streets than two.

Change the old light bulbs for savers, they give the same light using less energy.

Open up the windows so you can use natural light.

A hot bath is relaxing, but better take a shower, you waste less watter and less fuel to heat it, you can even save more if you share the shower with your partner in crime, it´s fun and hot.

If it´s cold, put a sweater on instead of turning up the heater, and if it´s hot, take a cold drink and get naked (this is also a lot of fun) so avoid cooling the whole house with the air conditioned.

This is a well known one, but no less important, RECYCLE, not only the garbage can be recycle, also things in your house that you can give them another use, like bottles, bags, paper sheets, etc.. I know you love to buy new things to replace the old ones but remember, not all goes to the garbage container.

And please DO NOT flush used condoms down the toilet.

Lets do something for the planet, paradise is on earth!