ten years of standing still

for ten years i posed naked for artists and art students i loved the vulnerability of being naked (some people prefer the word "nude", but, really i was naked as it is precisely in that nakedness where the vulnerability lies.)

the male nipple: a useless anatomical relic, or an erogenous zone ?

student drawings of edo

conte drawing by susan delaney

this was one of two poses for a painting that was done over several sessions.....i actually did both poses for this piece, which is a university student's work

the image above  is of dean smale's painting "ode to edo"

graphite drawing by brenda draney

below a painting by tessa nunn

when naked is not enough

don't restrict yourself to your own wardrobe,she said.suggesting that i check out my wife's closet as well

well......me and the missus got down to business and picked out three dresses, we  (actually, i) spent some time at the ironing board and off i trudged.

the concensus zeroed in on the red dress and the universe unfolded as it should.

they are barely visible, but check out the red toenails

on the top is the drawing by one of the students; don't you just love the expression of ennui?

and no, no sex, no nakedness, just great (art?)....no, just a great character study

naked - not a selfportrait - by edo

my art work

my artwork can be seen by visiting
www.edodeweert.blogspot.com

to read my poems , vignettes and other writing,
visit www.jellyfishjellyfishjellyfish.blogspot.com

the panties project

"ode to edo"

so, there is this painting somewhere, possibly alberta, canada, of me.

the artist getting the credit for this life-size painting is dean smale, who aside from being an artist, has also been instructing a variety of art-related courses at the community college in medicine hat, alberta, canada.

in 2006, mr. smale did a stint of teaching at the east oregon university in eugene, oregon. it's while there he completed ode to edo..

www.eugeneweekly.com/2006/05/25/visart.html

it's here where it's getting interesting.....especially in view of some of the comments made by some of the models who demonstrated naked outside paris city hall.......you see, the painting is done from a photograph dean had taken of me several months earlier......now,i know, there are many artists (99 out of a 100, i guess) who create great paintings from photographs.......but the pose......the pose, my friends, is mine (the model)...it's my performance, my emotion, my gesture.......all dean smale did, was to copy the photograph.....(and he did it well, i might add)..

however, i suggest you read the critique that accompanies the picture in the eugene weekly ......and you will agree with me, i am sure, that without the dramatic gesture and emotion, this great work of art could not have been created.

good models who inspire good artists to create great art are few and far between......and those who are should get remunerated accordingly and not just tipped

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.