© 2016 “In the Open”, 3.25 x 3″, standard writing pencil on paper, original.

This itty-bitty pencil drawing, which, in my opinion, is an artistic nude, is a double or triple entendre. "In The Open" would most commonly imply vulnerability or being exposed. That can be plainly seen. It can also refer to the skeletal-looking arm literally poking out into the negative space. The title can also be seen as, on the bi-polar opposite end of the spectrum, strong innuendo, given certain elements of the figure.

This is more of a bedroom conversational piece, than for the dining room. Perhaps your life is boring and you're in need of one.

Anyway, artistic nude--not porn.

- Tom