From the woods we step out into the field, beginning with Colt star Toby lounging in tall grass with it all hanging out, hair catching the breeze. From there we move through a series of men lying, kneeling, and standing in open meadows and fields.
Fields read differently than woods for me. Still wild, still natural, but the mood shifts—less mystery and magic, more pastoral and romantic. Fields show up everywhere in art as places of longing and desire. Think Whitman’s Leaves of Grass or Fleetwood Mac singing, “Won’t you lay me down in the tall grass and let me do my stuff.” Fields can be sexy places.
One of my earliest sexual awakenings happened in a wheat field. Maybe that’s why these images still feel so dreamy to me. Fields have this mix of openness, nostalgia, and possibility…like a place where you can wander off, lay down in the tall grass, and do your stuff.
Hal Drake looks timeless. He could very well be a model today.
ReplyDeleteHe does, but was a 70s star.💕bns
Delete#7 is Reed Phippen... don't have a photographer but it is that era... have a few more photos if you want them.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Boz! I’ll update that asap. Always happy to pick up new images, but no rush.💕bns
DeleteHey Boz, I have photos of Reed Phippen and not matching #7. You might have it right, but let’s confirm this one before I update. Thanks for the great suggestion though…to be continued. bns
DeleteYou were correct... I went back and looked... and the shots were taken with a similar background... Sorry!
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