Offering 4: Air, change is in the wind

Part of a series exploring male vulnerability, this painting is inspired by the opening of an Edgar Rice Burroughs novel where the protagonist finds himself magically transported to Mars--in the buff! This quirky detail captured my imagination and led to a depiction of that mysterious moment where the aggressive male hero is suddenly disrobed, disarmed, and vulnerable. It's an exquisite moment of possibility, of transformation. Unfortunately, in the Burroughs novel, patriarchal values and manly virtue are restored. But here, in this moment, maybe our hero will pick a different path?