okay now that i have a kid of my own, i can say that i dont think that these are AT ALL pornographic in nature, but i WOULD be wary of having this person draw my kid(s) since all of the kids are drawn without clothing, or without all clothing in key areas. do i think your girlfriend's friend overreacted? yes. do i think the artist is a pedo? hell no. as inVerse said, i think she might have her own issues, which might be coming out in her work. either way, if she wants to do portraits of kids and she's showing examples to parents, i would avoid stuff like this... as a now-parent who was molested as a kid, but still actually appreciates this artwork, i would totally not have her draw a portrait of my own kid... just because the nude-ness of children sets off red flags in any wary/nervous parent's mind. sleepovers also scare the fuck out of me, and i have a girl. shit yeah i'm nervous, and hell no i wouldnt have her draw my kid after seeing those examples. each one is a red flag for any parent of young kids, regardless of the artist's intentions. sad but true. the problem is the fact that you never know who might look at your children that way... it could be anyone, no matter how unassuming. i like her art, though, and i see nothing malicious in it at all.