Miami Vice

Well, been in Miami since Friday, so why not a report from the road? Traveling with Orrix, who I'm sure will cover her perspective on her blog in the next day or two. Did get to attend the relocated ArtUndressed show on Friday night, and it was good to see the artwork, and chat with a few of the other artists. It was a pretty low key event, and as I believe is now mandatory for art shows, they were still hanging pieces half an hour after it was supposed to open. By the time it was supposed to end at 10, they had the air conditioning working, the lights on in the place, and all the art hung and tagged. Since Friday was more of a "private" event for artists, collectors and media, I guess it doen't matter quite as much. Still no word on whether my piece sold, but not holding my breath. Did get to see printed copy of the new book from Erotic Signature that includes my piece "Cruel Shoes" and the printing was quite good, so I'm pleased with that. (Me, pleased with something? That IS a reason to alert the media!) Missed the event at the World Erotic Art Museum, not realizing how early it ended, as well as the wild party events, so you'll need to get those reports from someone else. Iris?

Got up bright and early Saturday and Sunday to shoot with Orixx on Miami's famous Haulover nude beach, and she did a great job posing (despite a few gawkers) while I fought with some "challenging" lighting conditions. I know we got a lot of winners, but I'll need to get to my home computer before I can say how many and which ones. This morning we met an intriguging Lithuanian woman at the beach, a former model and ballerina and currently an artist and fashionista. She asked Orixx to pose for a few snapshots that she may use as reference for painting, then she was gracious enough to let me do a few shots with her with Orixx and on her own. She still has the body of a ballerina, and as is the problem on nude beaches, nobody had a pen to write down contact information, but I think we'll be able to track her down. (No, do not panic... I didn't get nude at the beach... got sunburned enough with shorts and no shirt.) For those who think it's a sexy, glamorous place to be, realize that 95% of the people at this nude beach were men, most of whom were age 55+ and/or built like me...

Also on Saturday shot with a woman who was a Penthouse cover model a while back -- this was her first shoot in about 4 years, and she's thrilled with the images as seen on the back of the camera, to the point that she's considering getting back into some modeling. And let's say, I have some contenders to enter in the next "Dirty Show."

Today, after Orixx's 4th shoot of the weekend (not counting me) we made the long meandering drive to Sarasota and have basically been recovering from the energy-sap of sunburn and a busy weekend. Looking forward to seeing Radiohead on Tuesday, and making it back to Miami on Wednesday, possibly shooting with another high-profile model if we can get the stars to align. Cross your fingers!

This shot is Jessica, who has a great profile herself...