Untitled (1977) illustration for The Joy of Gay Sex drawn by Michael Leonard. Michael Leonard was trained and worked as a commercial illustrator. Desiring to express a more personal vision, in the early 1970's he began exhibiting his paintings and after his first one man show in 1974 he began to leave commercial illustrations behind. Besides illustrating The Joy of Gay Sex, in 1985 he was asked to paint a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. At first declining, he changed his mind if she would agree to his terms: No regalia, informal dress and with one of her dogs. To his surprise she agreed and the portrait is now in the National Portrait Gallery.
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