All drawings are supplied with Certificates of Authenticity.Īlso on display below are some of his original paintings that were used as illustrations in textbooks on classical history and mythology. Because they are unframed, FREE SHIPPING is available on all these drawings. Most of the drawings are in pencil, mainly on card but occasionally on paper. Still drawing into his ninth decade, Payne is an artist with collectors all over the world. Drawing out of his prodigious imagination, he creates powerful images, presenting the inner emotions of his subjects to full view. But the high standard and consistency of his drawing style have created a cult following among aficionados of male art.
His drawings are openly pornographic, depicting the sexual action in the stories he was illustrating. At first he signed his drawings with a pseudonym, then with his first name and, later still, openly signing them with his full name (if he wants to). But always he had a secret sideline in illustrating stories in American gay magazines. PLEASE DO NOT SCROLL DOWN TO VIEW THESE DRAWINGS IF YOU ARE LIKELY TO BE OFFENDED BY IMAGES OF HOMOSEXUAL ACTIVITYĪrtist and illustrator Roger Payne made his regular living by illustrating books and magazines for schools and universities, companies and local authorities.
