Profile

My story

I am a French homoerotic artist who embraced fetish and chose featuring leathermen and kinksters as my signature characters. My pseudonym is a tribute to Marvel’s X-Men superhero character Logan, better known as "The Wolverine".

Having been drawing since early childhood, I learned drawing basics and techniques while spending three years in an art school. Thereafter I got an university diploma in book publishing/distributing and furthered my education by taking a graphic design course that helped me improve my visual design skills, to become a professional graphic designer.

As a son of a gendarme (French military officer) and fan of comics like Blake & Mortimer by Edgar P. Jacobs, I was totally fascinated with images of rugged masculinity and surrounded by symbols of authority. I was 16 when I discovered my fetish for leather gear through watching a music video by a French electro band called RedRog. Seeing the band performing in muircaps, leather harnesses and chaps became a moment of epiphany for me. Needless to say, I became a devoted leatherman myself, as well as focused on leather fetish imagery in my artworks.

My Work

I find daily inspiration in leather fetish subculture. My characters are mostly tough-looking muscled and/or big-bellied leathemen rocking their tall leather boots, classic biker jackets, chaps or breeches, and muircaps. They also feature extensive body and facial hair, oftentimes wearing a full beard and moustache.

I usually work on paper and digital, as these two media have always been complementary in my opinion. Depending on my clients' wishes, I can produce both physical and digital versions of a same illustration.

When I draw on paper, I use B and HB graphite pencils combined with a series of Indian-inked black pens, each one featuring its own thickness. From time to time, I also add a slight touch of colour.

For the digital, I work on a graphic tablet. Photoshop has been my main tool for years, and now all my coloured artworks are made using Clip Studio Paint.

KEY Dates

SUMMER 2020: entered the Emerging Erotic Artist Contest organised by Tom of Finland Foundation (category: dual figure)

DECEMBER 2022 / MARCH & JULY 2024 : took part of Recon's FetToonz art gallery

JANUARY 13th 2024: contributed to the conference An afternoon with Tom of Finland organised by FSS (Fetish Social Strasbourg) along with historian Philippe Olivier and artist Paul Fraser (a.k.a. Paul of Scotland)

SEPTEMBER 20th 2024: drew live during a music recital by pianist Greg Winn with some reading aloud by Philippe Olivier, organised by Bibliothèques Idéales in collaboration with FSS

OCTOBER 12th 2024: first exhibition in a gay fetish bar, at One Way (Paris, France)