By the book

12th January 2025

Ex Libris, specially commissioned bookplates, have made a comeback in recent decades, and many of them have a distinctly erotic flavour. One of the world’s most talented exponents of the art is the Flemish artist Frank-Ivo van Damme, and you can now see a great collection of his work by clicking here.

Gay’s the word

8th January 2025

The full-on imagination of a gay artist doesn’t come much more full-on than that of today’s new artist, Canadian multimedia creator Doug Melnyk. See a comprehensive collection of his witty, thought-provoking, eclectic work now by clicking here.

Transgressions

6th January 2025

Georges Bataille’s erotic novella Histoire de l’oeil describes the sexual perversions of a pair of teenage lovers. Today’s new artist, Nikolaus List, is just one of many artists commissioned to illustrate The Story of the Eye – see his interpretations by clicking here.

Chinese whispers

4th January 2025

Yes, they have sex in China too, as documented by our first new artist of 2025, Beijing-based Shen Ling. She documents intimate domestic moments in her trademark colourful style – see a selection of her paintings now by clicking here.

Future perfect?

30th December 2024

For Christmas we gave you Erich von Götha’s Troubles of Janice, and for new year we’re adding all four parts of his futuristic fantasy romp Twenty, set in a world where sexual repression has been abolished and exploration actively encouraged. Lots of naked bodies and experimentations to be seen by clicking here.

Wicked ways

24th December 2024

A special festive treat for you all today – the complete four-part Troubles of Janice from the great Erich von Götha. Having read the disclaimer at the beginning, enjoy what you learn of the exploits of the perfect fantasy heroine, starting by clicking here. Happy yule!

I love little pussy …

15th December 2024

A special treat today for all pussy lovers – the French artist Jacques Lehman. His first love was animals, followed closely by the other sort of pussy. See a selection of his work now by clicking here. Enjoy!

True Blue!

11th December 2024

Don’t forget that honesterotica has a parallel existence on Bluesky, the independent Musk-free alternative to the Big Unruly X, where we’ve just zipped past our first 1,000 followers. Make sure you never miss anything by heading over to https://bsky.app/profile/honesterotica.bsky.social to join us there!

Final demand :-)

11th December 2024

A heartfelt thankyou to the 41 lovely followers who have already contributed £657.32 to our 600 Artists appeal, and an equally heartfelt request to the rest of you to help keep your favourite website going. You’ll find full details here. Just do it – please!

¿Sexo? ¡Si por favor!

8th December 2024

Today’s new artist is the Catalan Eusebi Planas, whose artistic skill and fertile imagination single-handedly put Spanish erotica firmly on the map in the 1870s and 80s. You can see a great collection of Planas’s work, both clandestine and more ‘acceptable’, by clicking here.