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The Ecstasy of Eve
Shortly following the most heart wrenching experience of my adult life, where the
family I had known for close to 20 years was torn apart, and which resulted in the
total estrangement from my only daughter (11 at the time), I produced two
drawings. The Water Nymph and The Ecstasy of Eve. Since the total and absolute
destruction of my family, resulted in me being left with nothing but my freedom, I
thought I would take it, and produce some drawings of an erotic nature. I figured,
I had nothing much to loose, that I hadn't lost already, and that it was time for
me to set fear of what others would think aside, and draw what I believe to be
most beautiful. Woman, in all her beautiful parts, that make her whole.
The first of these two drawings was The Water Nymph,
and with certain elements of that drawing not leaving much to the
imagination, of course it was used by those who wanted nothing more than
to alienate me totally from my daughter, to turn her against me further.
It would seem in this world, to draw this part of the female anatomy, or
to portray the female vagina in all it's beauty, is an ironic moral
sacrilege to all things female. Not the least of the punishments, or
morally derived consequences I received for my actions and unfettered
expression, was the loss of my daughter's love and the ability to show my
love for my daughter. I have not seen
nor heard from her, in nearly two years, and although I have requested
it repeatedly, her address is being withheld.
Reasons why? Well... since the truth is, that when allowed, I was the best Papa
a little girl could hope for, the "worst thing" I can think of that I did, was to draw a few
folds of flesh, which when reduced to the elements of light and shadow, resemble
nothing more than the petals of a beautiful flower.
As in most everything I see in the world, with it's moral twists and ironic turns,
I see the irony in this. While being chewed out, and receiving easily targeted
moral judgments, this thought occurred to me. I draw the female vagina, the
only part of the human anatomy through which human life can enter this world, and there is outrage. Now if I was to draw a handgun, which is designed
solely for the purpose of taking human life, there would be no problem. We give
our little boys toy guns, which are bought at Toys R Us, and think nothing of it,
but... 'boys will be boys'. As I travelled further down the track on that train
of thought, this occurred to me. Perhaps toy vaginas should replace guns on the
shelves of Toys R Us, and would make for a more positive plaything for boys. If
anything, they may actually learn to work this part of the female anatomy, and
later in their lives, use this knowledge for the benefit of their mate. And this
brings me to The Ecstasy of Eve.
The Ecstasy of Eve, is my expression of a woman's right to her own body. To do
with it, what she wants. Strip naked for the world to see, or wear a head scarf,
it is the choice of the individual woman. Oftentimes, the rights of the
individual gets waylaid in the fight for the rights of a segment of our society,
and we cannot forget that not all women want the same thing, but for the
freedom to be who they are. Personally, I do not appreciate being told what I can
and can not do, by those who would see fit to limit my life's experience. In the
same respect, I would never think to dictate to a woman, whether she should have
the child or not, after all, it is her body, not mine. Furthermore, not only does a
woman have the right to contraception, or to the ability to end an unwanted
pregnancy within a healthy environment, but she also has the right to her orgasm.
To experience it fully, for when in love, the sexual experience unfettered by thoughts to
the contrary, can lead to a direct connection with self, god, the universe, or whatever
you want to call the unnamable essence, of who we truly are. And she has this
right to connect to her divine nature in whatever way works for her, whether Adam
agrees, or is even present. There, I
said it, now don't shoot me boys, instead, love the one you're with.
While drawing The Ecstasy of Eve, I had designs on also producing a compliment
drawing of Adam, but as so often happens in life, life had other plans. During Eve,
and seemingly as a positive consequence of pain endured with an open heart
(a heart which remains open and still bleeds for my daughter), I finally connected with
the muse of my life. An energy so beautiful, as to be the catalyst, which
would bring change to my life, I could never have imagined. For most of
my days upon this earth, I have chased after echoes, only to find
nothing there in the end, but a shadow of truth. Even before I began
work on The Water Nymph, I knew my days of running after echoes were
over. My plan at that time, was to devote the rest of my life solely to
my work, and draw inspiration from wherever I could find it.
Fortuitously, and through sheer grace, life had other plans, and the
muse who I had been searching for, for most of my life, magically
appeared without me even looking.
She's always in the last place you look, because when
you find her, there's no point in looking any further.
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Alkmaar, May 7, 2014
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