15 Compliments For Your Lover This Valentine’s Day, Courtesy Of Erotic Artist Dorothy Iannone

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and in honor of the holiday devoted to that sweet, sweet loving feeling, we’re taking a hint from our resident sex goddess here at HuffPost Arts & Culture, Dorothy Iannone. The artist, now in her eighties, has been churning out her hypnotic breed of erotic drawings, paintings and sculptures since the 1960s. Part Buddhist reverie, part cartoonish erotica, part psychedelic eye massage, Iannone’s colorful artworks depict the wild spirit of love and sexuality far better than any Hallmark card could.

In honor of this most romantic of seasons, we’re taking a look inside Siglio Press’ gorgeous compendium of Iannone’s works, titled You Who Read Me With Passion Now Must Forever Be My Friends. Along with five decades of Iannone imagery, the book also features stories, poems, recipes and apologies, all combining text and imagery in radical and heavenly ways.

Today we’re providing excerpts from one of our favorite sections, “75 Complimentary Cards” and “75 Uncomplimentary Cards.” The written components capture Iannone’s ability to get gushy without veering into the cliché, jumble up sex and love into one radiant tangle, and — for the Valentine’s haters among us — burn your beau like no other.

Read on…

What a round belly you have, it’s almost like another ass.

How amazing that you are never boring.

You’re a skunk whose piss has gone bad.

I’m worn out from your egoism.

Didn’t I scare the shit out of you when I told you I would try to become a better artist than you?

If I never see you again it will be too soon.

See more of Iannone’s work below:

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