Golden Swirl with Teardrops

Yes, that's moss on the other breast. There some rhinestone accents too!
This image is from the Ferngully Mardi Gras shoot that I did with Pandora Rose.
Had a lot of fun playing with texture. I used a very coarse glitter, metallic and matte body paints and gold metallic powders to get the different effects.

My mentor doesn't like this shot.

Ok, it's the strings of plastic beads that he really objects to.
Hi Ricardo!
I like props. They give models something to do and add some interesting textures. Yeah, plastic beads are kind cheezy but I think they were ok for this shot.

Color, Movement and Evil Trolls.

Ok, so I really don't KNOW that the troll was evil. It was kinda creepy how he kept staring at Agent N tho. This is from her troll fairy teaparty shoot. I love the striped toe socks. My studio is in a neighborhood with great dollar stores. We got the socks in one.

Jeff Sim Canadian Body Paint Model

Jeff looks like he's body painted as a super hero. Or is he body painted as a super villain?

Fetal giraffe body paint

Boy, I sure hope nobody is trying to google images for science homework on fetal giraffes. Student, take note, this is not a scientifically accurate representation of giraffe development but rather a young woman body painted in an abstract giraffe design and curled up in a fetal position. While the illustration may amuse your teacher, it will not in any way increase your gpa. Trust me on this. I know all about low GPAs.

Amanda's body painting

This was one of the first body painting shoots I did once I set up my studio.
I dig the abstract and sculptural nature of many of the images.

Red Body Painting

Jeremy's Back. He's all fierce and a dragon in this body paint image.

Body paint on my roof

Bobbie Dai is all veiled mysterious and body painted like an alien on my roof.

body paint shadows and gold leaf spirals

I like how mysterious this body paint photo is.

I'm back & my sister's back.

Sorry for the hiatus. My dh's bday my bday & family emergencies a-go-go. Much hi jinx ensued.
Today's body paint image is my sister's back. She's very indulgent. Lets me cover her in oil and pigment & more pigment. I love the earth-tones in this. She almost looks mossy.

random abstract pattern body painting random image

Now doesn't the title say it all? It's got random patterns on a randomly selected image. How random!

swirly body paint

Natural light. In the doorway.
She's body painted green with glitter swirls.

body painting, a crab?

Today's random body paint image is of Nova.
The color and position of his body kinda makes him look like a crab. I also see the top half of a skull. What do you see in today's Rorschach body painting?

Ricardo in the forest body painting photo

It's Ricardo. He's in the forest. Ok, he's actually in a park in the Bronx. That's kinda like a forest, right? It's kind of an abstract body paint design where I'm playing with patterning.

Kasper Rose Body paint

Here's my new model from yesterday. I used a combination of body paint and glitter tattoo and jewels on her.

River body painting

It's Spring. So what if it's been rainy & cold all week. I'm liking the greens. I need to see more greens right now.

Universe body paint

Sometimes I have an idea and look for a model. Sometimes a model inspires an idea. Other times, I ask the model what he or she would like to be and I just riff. She wanted to be the universe. There's a sun on her, and planets and spirals. The planets are fragile, soap bubble like things. Happy belated Earth Day!
Oh, if you like this image, you can buy stuff with it on it at my new cafepress shop. The url is http://www.cafepress.com/nycbodyart
Thanks!

Artist & her work body paint photo

Viviana is an abstract artist. She painted the image that she is posing in front of. I body painted her with motifs from her artwork.
She's part of my artists and their work series.
Call for artists:
I'm always looking for artists interested in participating. If you are an abstract artist who might be interested in being bodypainted, please feel free to contact me.

Sarah Banks, contortionist body paint

Today's randomly selected body paint image is of on of my favorite models. I love how warm the lighting is on this image.
Sarah and I share a deep dark secret. We're both fans of "The Worst Witch" with Tim Curry.

It's Spring but we've got an Autumn Fairy Body Paint Picture.

I know it's Spring. I can feel it in my sinuses and other places. ;)
The model if Foxxy Squire and she's looking rather demure as an autumn leaf fairy.
I crafted the wings and headpiece out of 'silk flower' leaves, the collar is glued to her. Her bodice / corset/ whatever is body painted as are her panties and stockings. I really like how the patterning came out.
I know you've seen images of this shoot before. It's what happens when I grab images at random. Who knows what we'll have tomorrow.
If there's something you'd like to see, just let me know!