Gay erotic artists
Example illustration. In he got a call from a friend in Miami — Michael moved to Florida and became a chef at the highly regarded Strand restaurant, a pioneering establishment in the revitalisation campaign afoot in South Beach.
He was now free to draw for his pleasure, to pay the rent, and for fans commissioning erotic scenes via his website. Pastel paintings of the male nude and gay themes by acclaimed and published artist Michael Breyette. With a family to support, Michael worked for six years in the shipping and receiving area at Gimbels department store.
For many years Michael Kirwan used his website at KirwanArts to connect with his friends and audience, and to market his commissions. Realistic, erotic, romantic and even whimsical gay art celebrating the beauty of the male physique. So he spent the sixth, seventh and eighth grades travelling downtown to West 83rd street to attend the Monsignor Kelly experimental school.
We would like to thank our Russian friend and contributor Yuri for supplying some of the images for this artist. Though identifying as gay himself, he regularly drew scenes which included women, especially if they had plenty of flesh. His inspirations for drawing his characters came from the everyday, regular people he encountered on the street, on the bus, in parks and markets, in seedy bars, and in dark alleys where names were not exchanged but furtive fun was found.
Michael Kirwan. While still at Spellman, Michael married his high school sweetheart and six months later became a father. Since his death the website, which you will find herehas continued to showcase his work, including paintings, drawings and stories.
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Michael always felt he was visually documenting every variety and scenario in gay and straight sexual activities. Michael rose quickly through the ranks from laundry boy to management through being an inept but endearing presence. Even though he rarely had art supplies, from an early age he drew on paper bags with ballpoint pens, and filled small stenography pads with drawings.
It was during this time that his works were first published in Stroke magazine. Encouraged by Bruce Mailman, owner of both the baths and the magnificent and historic Saint dance club, Michael rediscovered art and in particular his skill at drawing the naked men surrounding him at work.
Main menu. Here his artistic abilities were recognised and he flourished. Kirwan and friends, After moving to California inhe spent a year as the Artist in Residence with the Tom of Finland Foundation. Michael Kirwan was one of the most productive, original and well-known artists of the American gay scene, his brightly-coloured and well-observed paintings capturing every aspect of the fantasy lives of men loving men.
• Gwenaël Rattke record covers • The art of Paul Binnie • Spl. Michael Kirwan was one of the most productive, original and well-known artists of the American gay scene, his brightly-coloured and well-observed paintings capturing every aspect of the fantasy lives of men loving men.
A personal and idiosyncratic selection, this isn’t meant to be definitive. Previous posts about gay or homoerotic art or artists. These years would provide Michael with the most important friendships and partnerships, and saw him creating some of the best work of his life.
He became part of an innovative programme developed by the Archdiocese of New York whereby particularly bright boys were taught rigorous, in-depth college courses by the Christian Brothers. Young Kirwan became irreverent and manipulative, displaying a caustic wit when insulting his superiors.
Just So Horny. Much of the information about Michael in this profile was sourced from information given on this now rather attractively retro tribute site, for which we are very grateful. Michael enjoyed an inspirational relationship with the work and history of Tom, and maintained a supportive relationship with the Foundation, which is dedicated to the education and preservation of erotic art for all artists.