Francisco Guerrero is an artist and teacher from Seattle who has occasionally been accused of objectifying women, even though the girls stare out from his paintings as if they're ready to own you. The come-hither poses of Maxim and other porn mags are part of his inspiration, and he occasionally uses prostitutes as models, but his images are the antithesis of Photoshopped perfection: dark and smudged, revealing flaws instead of covering them. He admits they are deliberately provocative in order to grab attention outside the Northwest, and well ... it worked. There's enough sexiness in these women to go around.

· "Painted Ladies: Francisco Guerrero's Portraits" (thestranger.com)
· Francisco Guerrero @ The Happy Lion Gallery (thehappylion.com)

Previously: Sexy Canvas, Erotic Art by Christopher Leach, Ann Jones: Chasey in Wonderland, Sexy Art by Arthur de Pins, Art by Aurelio Pernice, Silky Legs Studio, Art by Paul Laurenzi, Art by Patrice Murciano, The Art of Alain Aslan