Packing the barrel

This is actually an established tradition in surreal art. Introducing completely randomized variables, that is.

Tom’s influence on homoerotic art and gay culture is hard to overstate. For this final tribute, I drew on his visual style but used my own composition and recognizable models with natural proportions. My take on his iconic imagery.

Has to be done

Last minute adjustment.

Amid the splendors of the imperial palace, Prince Wyatt is captivated by the music of Dean, a young man on distant Pelagos. For the first time in ages, something has stirred the prince’s heart. Soon, he will journey across the stars to hear Dean play in person.

The third of my recent tributes to Tom of Finland. This time, I’ve given my own characters a more restrained Tom treatment, borrowing Tom’s iconic aesthetic and unmistakable homoerotic atmosphere while keeping things a little closer to photographic realism than last time.