A tan colored spiral pad over an easel backed by a wooden board held by metal bulldog clips, over wavy, waxy lines in the background, a painting of a young male looking at us over his shoulder, he has curly hair and light facial hair, one inquisitive eyebrow raised. Signed”R” on lower left

love the buttery consistency of oil pastels. Here’s a portrait of Mitchel.

• Mitch, soft and oil pastels on tan toned recycled paper, 12"x 9", 11/07/22

[Insp. @mitcchhel.bsky.social]
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#pasteldrawing #oilpastel #art #arte #kunts #robertobalderas #pasteloleoso #bnmonkeys

Young black male in profile face turned upwards eyes closed, the background is a mass of lines in orange and pink while white lines like ivy wrap around him covering his eyes, mouth, head and body, restraining as they represent the invisible societal norms keeping us in our place

I See Nothing, BINAC 020418, charcoal, soft & oil pastels on gray-toned paper, 22 in×18in

[Ph. Insp: Tinie Tempah by Rory Van Milligen]
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#maleart #art #arte #kunst #oilpastel #pasteloleoso #softpastel #blackmen #poc #diversity #bnmonkeys #RobertoBalderas

A portrait of a young man facing the viewer, the background is a mass of concentric lines and strokes in light aquamarine, lines simulating treads depicting his shirt

Here, soft pastel on black paper 22 x 16 in (BINAC)

*Donated artwork auctioned at Art For Life Chicago in 2018, supposedly to “help individuals living with HIV/ AIDS”
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#art #portrait #softpastels #arte #kunst #malemodel #drawing #painting #dibujo #pintura #Chicago #RobertoBalderas #bnmonkeys

A young, shirtless black male on profile, face turned upwards, eyes closed, as red, blue, and purple clouds swirled over the sky, signed “R” on lower right side

Sixty-Two Degrees, color pencils on black Fabriano1264 drawing paper, 12 x 9 in.
[Inspired by beautiful model Deon Hinton]
05/23/22

-6°/62°F
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#chicago #colorpencil #drawing #dibujo #art #arte #queerart #blacklivesmatter #BLM #sixtytwodegress #bnmonkeys #RobertoBalderas

Pen and markers drawing, a mass of crosshatching lines depicting a male, nude on his knees, chest on the bed, and facing away from the viewer, over a sheet or blanket, he is holding his buttocks with each hand to allow access to his anal area as an empty, penis shape penetrates him, this “penis” it’s not drawn allowing the viewer to finish the picture through their Imagination. Signed R on the lower right corner and watermarked “@bnmonkeys” 1/4 from the top right.

Stuffed 011182021, markers and pen on Bristol paper, 12 in x 9 in. Nov. 18, 2021.

What am I missing?
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#queerart #queer #gayart #homoerotic #artegay #malenude #gay #homo #bnmonkeys #penart #maleass #bnmonkeys #robertobalderas

Crosshatching lines woven into shapes depicting the round, fleshy mounts of a male’s buttocks as he bends over away from the viewer, his face barely visible in profile, half covered by the shoulders as his back arches, presenting his anus to be penetrated by a large penis that’s only suggested by the lines drawn around it, but leaving an empty space requesting the viewer to finish the image through their imagination. The background is a mass of crosshatching lines, in dark blue, purple and pink pen and marker lines, signed R at the lower right corner and “@bnmonkeys” the artist’s social media tag on the middle-left side.

Knocking 1208-21, pen and marker on Bristol paper, 12 in x 9 in. Dec. 8, 2021.

What am I missing?
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#queerart #gaymen #gay #gayart #homoeroticart #eroticart #nsfwart #bnmonkeys #robertobalderas #pendrawing