a lump of clay once

naked and otherwise

my friend
she models for fine art drawing sessions as well as for photos

the naked female landscape

ode to edo revisited

imagine posing for a painting that was completed in eugene, oregon,....then finding it in a gallery in edmonton, alberta, canada.
yes, ode to edo is alive and well and hanging with a few other naked people in an art gallery in edmonton, as part of the show inner sense by dean smale.

the bible-belt unbuckled

sinsation was a celebration of erotic art complete with burlesque dancing, belly dancing, display and sale of "naked art"

it was held in a city located in what could only be called "the bible-belt of north america". it was a fundraiser and alcoholic beverages were served.

three models were hired for the evening .....we (two young females and i)were, however, not naked, though we pushed the envelope as far as we could......the set-up was that we would periodically pose together and several local artists would draw us....the resulting art work was auctioned off at the end of the evening.

it was an intriguing combination and i decided to make the most of it and create the images of sage/guru/horny old geeser gazing adoringly at a nubile young maiden ( whose under other circumstances, naked,swollen and moist labia would symbolize fertility and thus procreation.....rather bible-like, wouldn't you say?)

the uncircumcised cock in art

in the late 1800s robert baden-powel (you may remember him as the chap who invented little old ladies needing help crossing streets) decreed that your parts are not to be played with, thus precipitating north-americans' obsession with circumcision - the removal of part of the skin of the male sex organ.

it was widely acknowledged that this procedure would seriously curtail the incidence of male masturbation.

the man further suggested that the temptation to masturbate could be resisted by not sleeping under a too warm blanket, washing your parts with cold water and cooling them down, eating less meat and less rich food. he also warned against sleeping on your back in a soft bed to avoid giving in to the urge to engage in this "sinful" practice.

several awful diseases come from indulgence, he warned,one, especially, that rots away the inside of men's mouths, noses and eyes.

his warnings were heeded especially in north america where parents in droves lined up to have their young sons mutilated and relegated to a life time of reduced sexual pleasure..

around the same time a plethora of devices appeared on the market, all designed to discourage masturbation, both male and female.

as a male posing naked for fine art students and artists, i proudly show off my uncut cock .

i am an atheist, but if there were a god, i want to thank her for allowing me to have been born in europe.

note: i believe the word foreskin is a misnomer. it would imply that it's a separate part of the anatomical make-up of the cock.

that is not the case. the cock is encased in skin and circumcision simply rips off a part of it.

the religious right advanced an incredible justification for this practice several yars ago, by claiming that the "harvested" skin was being used to help regenerate skin in burn victims.

summer breeze

summertime, not much modeling happening....a good time to reflect on some of the issues and reactions.
i did some serious net surfing (i recommend naked modeling, posing nude for art class, the naked and the nude) just amazing some of the stuff that has been entrusted to cyberspace to float there forever and into eternity.

and i have come to the conclusion that human society is far more interested in the naked female than the naked male.
not surprising to me at all....i do not seem to remember, on my frequent trips to art galleries and musems in europe and canada, to have come across many paintings, or drawings of naked men , compared to those of naked women. woman, after all, has since time immemoriam been the object of desire/lust, such is the story of humanity.

and certainly i have not seen on public display paintings of naked men in a state of arousal; those i did see, i found in books - art, not pornographic -( odd nerdrum's selfportrait in golden cape, and egon schiele's selfportrait - sporting a gigantic erection - come to mind)

male sexual arousal in the art studio appears to be a matter of great interest, judging by the amount of space dedicated to the topic in cyberspace.
so why is it then that so many males posing for art classes and artists, vehemently deny that there is a sexual quality to the activity/atmosphere/intent?

in the midst of all of this surfing i received an e-mail from a friend of mine - a young female posing nude for art classes as well as an evening drawing group.

seems the (substitute) monitor asked her to strike a decidedly risque pose......she refused,whereupon he responded by saying that was rather lame, adding that after all, she was getting paid for this.
now, i consider risque poses part of the package, but i also suggest the monitor was dead wrong in addressing the model in that fashion....
i have refused poses that i found too demanding, or too contorted...instructors have been very gracious about it and suggested we arrive at an alternative agreeable to both parties.

my friend's experience once again underlines my point that posing naked is all about sex, sex,sex