Summer Body Painting

Here's an abstract I painted on a model I really like work with, Kate. It was done this summer while my friend Mark Reid was visiting.

Later I traveled to the World Body Painting Festival in Seeboden, Austria to be Mark's assistant. What a thrill, I love working with and for Mark who placed 5th overall in sponge and brush. I, a bit ill prepared and very nervously, competed in the face painting and simply wanted to have fun did not want to place last. I had fun and owe much of that to my really wonderful model. I placed 19th overall.

See my blog aka Body Painting Around The World for pictures and postings
http//:bodypaintinghowto.blogspot.com

Body Painting Supplies

I have opened an online store of makeup and supplies just for body painting.

The Painted Navel carries all the makeup brands I use many supplies used for body art.

http://thepaintednavel.com

Tribal Look

Here's quick peek at a body painting I did in May. This is a pick of the model's - I have two more below.

Lucky Girl

Well, I am all set to head this summer to Austria for the World Body Painting Festival.
It is my sheer delight and honor to be assisting master body painter Mark Reid. I will help him with two classes and in painting his entries to the Festival competition. Certainly there are better painters than I who would love to have been asked, I however know Marks trusts he can let it all hang loose in those stressful finial moments of competition when the going gets ugly - and when it flies.....look out. And when it's over it's all joy win or lose. Of course we do not plan to lose.

See my Blog Body Painting Around the World to learn about and see his work.

Men As Body Art Models

Or - Art from My Heart


We are as humans so taken with the female form that the lines of the male form is overlooked. This seems certainly true in body art painting.
Men do pose for trade shoots or when the genre says manly - but I love to just follow the lines of my canvas and create art from my heart.

Now too here I'm guilty ......... less of thinking a guy is best for a skeletal shoot - but frankly I just really like skeletons. And I most especially like day of the dead art and punk music - so when I met Kyle, what else could I paint but art from my heart.

A Busy Day

I had a crazy busy day working on my new store for body painters.
A highlight of my day was a call from Craig Tracy check out my other blog to see his art.
And I had a quick hello call with Mark Reid........ wow two of the best body art painters on the planet.
What did you do today?


bodypaintinghowto.blogspot.com - click on the link Body Painting Around the World

New Paint

Ahhhhhhh nothing like new cake of paint.

I have some great new cakes of Aquacolor Kryolan to use tomorrow.
I haven't used Aquacolor Vivid colors in some time so I am looking forward to playing with them.