On Nudes and Non Models

I've been very fortunate in my art career to have the privilege to illustrate some very beautiful, professional models.  Carlotta Champagne, Lindsey Vuolo, Erica Campbell, Heather Bauer---the list is pretty long and impressive.


But I have also had the great pleasure to draw some non-professional models as well.  Many clients have submitted images of themselves or their wives, to be drawn in the nude or as glamour/pinup.   These usually are gifts for the loved one, and it seems to fall into basically two categories---men who adore their wives and like to show them off as glamorous and beautiful, and women who want  to give their husbands or loved ones something a little more special.


I've written in this blog before that I think that it takes a really special person, as a non-professional, to pose nude or semi nude in a photo, or as the subject of art.  To the right is commissioned art of Briana,  a 50 year old lady who ordered two drawings of herself for her husband to hang on their bedroom wall.  Besides Briana, I've had the pleasure of illustrating Kim, another 50+ lady, and others.


As my friend Unbearable Lightness proves at the age of 66, women can still be sexy and beautiful over the 'traditional' modeling ages.  And why not?  Women are more beautiful because of how they carry and project themselves.  As a client once told me about his wife, "it's all about confidence."


With Valentine's Day approaching, a lot of people look for something special for their loved one as a gift.  Though unconventional, a 'boudoir' piece of art can be a lasting gift.