A Good Cause

One of my model acquaintances on ModelMayhem.com, Suzan Golden, recently wrote about her young daughter's plight; she has been diagnosed as a High Functioning Autistic and is suffering from Epileptic Seizures, which came about quite suddenly (Click here to read her very moving story).  

The lives of Suzan's family have literally been turned upside down--they've lost their home and their business, and moved to Florida to seek treatment for Lindsey. It's a very desperate situation, especially as Suzan cannot model right now.

We've tried to help out the Golden's by offering the net proceeds to all print sales at FineArtAmerica.com for a week, which ended last Friday. We had a sale, and an offer to donate a custom commission the the family.   However, people can still help Suzan by contributing something to the family---even via PayPal.

With the economic downturn, people are really hurting.....but  a story like this tends to put things in perspective.

I'm Published!

I'm very happy to announce that the September issue of Flip online magazine, featuring an interview with me, is now available.  It also includes 3 of my favorite drawings, as well as the photo references from which they were created. 

Please click on the link to see it.  Thanks.

http://www.flipmagazine.net/flipxysept2010.html

Flip Online Magazine

I'm very pleased to announce that 3 of my favorite nude art pieces will be featured in the next edition of Flip online magazine. It goes live on the afternoon of Sept 18.

http://www.flipmagazine.net/

Along with the art, it will display the original photo references  and an interview with me. 

I'm pretty excited about this Please take a look at it ......tomorrow afternoon!

From Photo to Art--Heather Bauer

A popular feature of my late newsletter was the "From Photo to Art" series, where I showed how I created my art from the original reference photograph.  We have featured Carlotta Champagne, Jennifer Bollinger and former Playmate Lindsey Vuolo.  Today's subject is Heather Bauer.

Heather is a Playboy Special Editions model and Cyber Girl of the Week.  She e-mailed me about doing an illustration of her a couple of years ago, and we discussed it over the phone afterward (what a sweet Southern accent!).   She sent me a photo reference taken by an anonymous photographer, different from her Playboy style shoots, which are very glamour nude in style.  Her photographer did a wonderful job of lighting her great figure in such a way as to emphasize her curves.











I drew Heather's portrait on 20" x 30" illustration board, and followed the original very closely.  it was important to capture her remarkable beauty, as well as the wonderful and sensuous post that she struck.  Heather has great presence in front of the lens; she really connects well with the audience.

 This image will appear shortly in an online magazine called Flip, and we are hoping that it will be published in a major art nude title this winter ----more on that in future blogs.  In the meantime, your feedback is greatly appreciated.