HierosGamos: All Comments

I happened to stumble upon this well-written piece and beautiful artwork and was quite surprised to realize that the subject and I hail from the same town. I have even met him (only while clothed!) on a few occasions. Generally speaking, I share the father's point of view: nudity is completely natural and nothing to be ashamed of, and here, it is quite artfully expressed. All of that said, I completely understand the son's point of view, particularly as I contemplate how I might react to a similar painting of my own father, or how my own children might react to a similar image of me.

I was also completely surprised that this man now has an adult son who appears to be quite an accomplished author in his own right. (I recall his father to have been something of a man of letters himself).