More Strip Poker Art

Etienne - Strip Poker

This early Etienne picture depicts a more daring undress moment than Krabat did a few posts back. This poker stud seems to be wearing no underwear beneath his jeans- or is that a glimpse of the skimpiest of briefs? Or a tuft of hair even? The other players watch with great interest - and they are all showing subtle signs of arousal if you look closely. The man on the right seems to be anticipating the invention of the mobile phone, or perhaps he's holding out his 'hand' of cards with the intention of stuffing them inside. In fact all three on-lookers have their hands in typical jerk-off or stroking 'poses' with their cards substituted for cocks. In the case of the one seated on the ground, the juxtaposition of the fan of cards relative to his groin is a rather elegant example of 'hidden eroticism'. The interlinked feet suggest that he may be the first intended beneficiary of what's about to be revealed.

More Etienne art at mitchmen

Art Bob - We're Waiting......

In that (necessarily) closeted era, straights were often used as cover for homo-erotic ideas. It's very obvious that there's only one man interested in the woman here. The other sits back waiting for something different and it looks as if it might be well worth waiting for. You sense he's quietly confident of success too, a prospect that is fuelled by the obvious discomfort of the woman in this trio. 

This portrayal of a gay man, confident of being able to outwit a woman and manouveur a straight man into his arms, plays to the establishment paranoia of the time. It was a reassuring fantasy for gay men, empowering in a way, but many gay hearts were broken by unrequited love for a straight friend.

A very early Etienne version of this scenario shows the three ending up in bed, where the gay man helps himself to what he wants while the straight man is otherwise engaged and eventually the woman is side-lined.

There are two more pieces by Art Bob in the mitchmen post 'In Praise of Sailors - 12' .
(see image Nos 46 and 47) One of them features a similar triangle.

 

Palanca - Poker Losers

 Palanca's brand of sexy, Latin masculinity infuses this marvellous scene of casual domination and grovelling submission and service. The two toughs have been tied up to ensure they pay their forfeit in full for losing at cards, allowing the victor to relax and enjoy their naked humiliation.

More Palanca at mitchmen

 

 

Mike - Stud Poker

 Mike is an unjustly neglected artist, this is a great, sexy image with the central figure dazzling his companion with his shining cock but looking round as if wanting us to join in. I presume he is the winner in this game but notice that it involved an extra Ace of Spades. Is he showing us where it was concealed? The loser doesn't seem too concerned about the result anyway!

 

Perkins - Strip Poker

Virtually every picture I've ever seen by Darold Perkins suffers from lack of resolution in the copy but this one has an interesting undertone that is worth attention. 

 

It shows a cowboy poker loser about to remove his jeans, but the other three players seem to be supremely disinterested in what he is doing. One in a cowboy hat looks like the archetypal poker pro, smoking, focussed on the game and giving nothing away. The two in the foreground seem more interested in displaying to each other with legs wide open and one has his foot resting on the rung of his companion's chair which is unmistakeably intimate. 

 

Meanwhile, heaps of clothes are piled on the floor and three more men, all stark naked, stand in the background. These seem to have been eliminated from the game already and now waiting to see who the winner will be and how they must pay their debt to him. Or them, because it may be winners, since this elimination switches the balance, there are now more losers than winners, a suitable time to conclude the play and move on to the apres-poker?

The man standing with his back to us has some intriguing detail in the nether regions.

Art of Jaguar - Darius

I've adapted this scene by Jaguar Art, it was originally from a story about hetero cuckolding with the cuckoo in the nest being fairly obvious! I just like the image so I've made it a gay man and his female friend dabbling in things they don't understand. The next image is a sequel after Thomas wins.

 

Art of Jaguar - Darius

Although this is taken from a heterosexual comic there is a great deal of ambiguity about what Darius is actually doing to Thomas here which is not explained away by the words. I imagined Thomas winning the poker game and taking one for the team, only to find that the sight of him being plundered has persuaded his friend to try it for herself. You can make up your own minds.

more at Art of Jaguar

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