FeedArtist Guy Thomas Loves To Exhibit Bears
Written by BignFuzzy on July 24, 2008 – 9:00 am -French artist Guy Thomas has always had a penchant for strong furry men. His pencil loves to trace the contours of a manly belly, thigh or bum. Guy’s taste for the manly man is expressed beautifully in this portrait of Greg.
The chunky fingers, meaty forearms and mischievous expression are all rendered with a clarity and realism that only an artist with a true passion for his subject could achieve.
Here’s what Guy has to say about his art:
You could say drawing the male figure and doing full body portrait – capturing the essence of a particular moment – has been at the center of my life and feelings! Yet, when I was young I was very attracted to the strange strength emanating from the old masters portraits. The intimacy of these tender moments expressed frankly and without guise was extremely powerful. This simple essence of life is what drove me to portraiture.
Years later I find myself spending a lot of time drawing rounded anatomy, sexy and charming figures. Like caresses sliding on paper the sweet sound of my color pencil… Sensuality is very essential to my work. Since my teenage years, I’ve never stopped drawing what I love most: big, strong, full bodies, hairy with rough or smiling bearded faces. Sometimes with wild guys who loves this kind of man. This is my way of thanking Mother Nature for all the grace and pleasure she brings us with bears.
I really didn’t know then, that one day I would show these pictures and that many people would really enjoy them. A lifetime of work finally bears fruit! In the last six years I have begun exhibiting my bear art regularly in France and Europe and I have got it edited in gay book and magazine.
My work was received warmly everywhere with much success. Many people enjoy the realism of my portraits, in which I like to install a sweet and sensual vision of our intimacy. A fleeting glimpse of a loving instant, trying to follow the wave of a caress deep deep into the soul…!
To see more of Guy’s gorgeous artwork you can visit his website. Or if you want to see it in the flesh, Guy is glad to announce his new summer Bear-Art exhibition which will be welcomed at the Bar HOT in MADRID, a very well known place within the European Bear community.
You can even commission Guy to create a piece just for you of yourself or your handsome husbear. Wouldn’t that be an incredible gift made by an incredibly gifted artist.
By Glenn on Jul 24, 2008 12:57:15 PM | Reply
Wow, he’s really talented.