I obsess about the sexual current that lies under the contemporary American moral crust with an emphasis of thought on innocence, foolishness of the innocent, and male predation. Then, I make pictures to address those things that bother me most.

My current focus is on how our culture experiences women and their inherent or implied sexuality during the ages before and after sexual prime. My goal is to challenge personal mores about the acceptability of nakedness of the female human body in pictures when it does not fit into well established pornographic molds.

Shown here are:
6 paintings on canvas (various sizes from 2 ft x 2ft to 5 ft x 4ft)
3 small illustrative paintings on board from The Paper Doll Series (a large group of 30-plus pieces with polymer transfers of carefully selected vintage paper doll clothes superimposed on the figures)
and 3 paintings on paper from The Coloring Book Series.

For more images and information, including show resume and CV, please visit www.lorinhesse.com