I recently found an artist online who knows how to speak my language: that of sexy, furry, masculine (not to mention hung) older men. I managed to get in touch with Danny for an interview for the HOM blog. Danny is a very friendly and intelligent guy. I enjoyed interviewing him almost as much as I enjoy looking at his paintings of hot and hung daddies... almost.

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CR: I understand that you are mostly self-taught. How did you get into painting?
DB: Yes, I am mostly self-taught. I painted for 25 years until I moved to Florida 6 years ago and decided to go to college and get some art training.  The classes were great and did give me new ways of looking at things and the classes also helped me technically.  I got into painting when I moved to Los Angeles from my small town in Louisiana in my mid-twenties.  I saw this big giant art store one day and it fascinated me.  I went in and couldn’t help but buy a few brushes, paints and canvases and started dabbling.  Dabbling in male figures of course.

CR: I'm always curious about the process of an artist. How often do you paint? Is it something that you are drawn to doing? 

The first time I saw one, my reaction was … well, it was kind of like this: “Ick!” The second time, though, it was “Hmm…..”

The third time? Well, it wasn’t “Ick” or “Hmm….” Those earlier reactions were just part of the process by which I learned to appreciate the uncut dick.

Lots of people have the same reaction I did and it’s completely understandable. After all, circumcision’s been around for centuries, as far back as the Egyptians (if not farther), and is still a routine practice around the world. Some guys look down and see a plump, cleft-headed bulb –- so when they see someone with foreskin intact, naturally it looks a bit alien to them.

But although an uncircumcised penis might look unusual, it’s hardly that. After all, uncut is the way we’re born. For many folks, au naturel is the allure. They like knowing that what they see, feel, and taste is natural, rough, and primal.

For other aficionados of untouched foreskins, it’s a connection to the past. Maybe their partner is from an age when circumcision wasn’t as common as it is now. Or maybe their partner comes from anther part of the world (a place where the culture feels that what you're born with is what you're supposed to have).

And then there's the delectable smegma, the potion of sweat and semen that collects under the foreskin. For many fans, the smell, taste and feel of this treat is a powerful allure: something you just can’t get from a dick that’s been under the knife of a doctor -- or a mohel.