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Muse: A model who serves as a source of inspiration for an artist. Their relationship is often complex and multifaceted, involving not just posing for the artist, but also immersing themselves in the artists thoughts and emotions. This relationship becomes a bond that few outside the true art community understand.
A model an artist uses often is not a true muse, just a model that is used often.
Muse Anna
Anna and I began working together in June of 2002. She soon became my coveted model, partner, collaborator, best friend and lover. Anna threw her entire heart and all her emotions into creating our work, which spilled over into our private lives. We became one entity. I watched her mature and get married, and even photographed her wedding. Her husband became a close friend and often accompanied her to my home, where he would fish while we worked.
But alas, things do not last forever, as she and her husband have taken employment in a faraway place. My muse is gone, and my creativity along with my soul have been torn from my very being.
Attempting to recover, and seeking a probably nonexistent replacement muse... In the meantime, enjoy some of our artwork, and a few behind the scenes images of over 20 years.

Anna Raw

The Woodman's Child

No Shade In The Petrified Forest
Anna's Private Collection

The Gap

Renaissance Picnic
Kinsey Institute Collection

Do You Want To Dance, Or Do You Want To Dance

Prelude To A Neck Kiss

Birth Of Venus

Your Husband Will Be Home Soon
Kinsey Institute Collection
Kinsey Institute Collection

Lady Above The Bar

The Diver
This one has a private story behind it, thus it hangs forever on my wall
Published-The Nude In Art

R.R.Hood

Rocket Man

And The Sea Shall Grant New Hope
Center For Fine Art Photography Collection

Flight
Published-Bodies In Motion

Nose Dive To Nowhere
Smithtown Collection

Sometimes You Loose Your Footing

You Can Dance, Every Dance With The Guy Who Give You The Eye, Let Him Hold You Tight
Behind The Scene Capture-Got swept down river.

Icarus Also Flew

Anna's Favorite Light

Pygmalion And Galatea

Queen's Throne

The Brush

The Chess Player
Kinsey Institute Collection

Simon Says

Giant Killer
Gallery 13 Collection

The Wrestler
Center For Fine Art Photography Collection

Hot Blooded

Morning Tai Chi

Dangerous Dance

Moon Landing

River Strole
Published-Bodies In Motion

Last Tango In Marcell

Mine Tonight

Slot Car Track

Ocotillo Dance
Published- Desert Nudes
University Of Arizona Museum Of Art

She Almost Slipped Through My Fingers

Forgiveness

Crazy Horse
Kinsey Institute Collection

Arch Of Triumph

Just Hold Me


Behind The Scenes - Muse/Artist personal time
Behind The Scenes
It is difficult for most people to understand an artist/muse relationship. If you find yourself judging our behavior, you are probably in the wrong place. May I suggest you go, here.

Figurehead

All Things Being Equal...

You Need Some New Toenail Polish, Woman

You're Such A Square

Stretch


The Cliff Dwellers #3
Lombard Collection

Tomorrow's Another Day
Shells

Plasma Cloud

Hiker's Victory

Momma Duck

Contort


Invitation To Dance
Behind The Scenes-personal time
Making of Renaissance Picnic

Valley Of Fear

Headlock

Behind The Scenes-personal time

Behind The Scenes - Bug Spray Combat

Anna #741

Storms A Brewin
Published-Skin

We Can't Tonight, I Have To Be Home

Behind The Scenes - Garden Raid

Anna #733

Chain Link Fence
School Of Fine Arts Collection I.U.

Take Me To Africa

You Can Carry On Till The Night Is Done And It's Time To Go.

My Love

Shadow Dancer

Left With Nothing

Don't Cry My Dear

Capture The Sun

Miss Liberty

Raising Superior's Dead

Spirit Of Ecstasy
Wentworth Collection

Behind The Scenes-Think I was just enjoying her ass.

The Cliff Dwellers #7
Amore Gallery Collection

Conjuring

Rumpelstiltskin
American Erotic Collection

Three Tomatoes In A Bean Field

R.R.Hood #2
Herron Collection

Voyeur

The Kiss

Rings

Prep
One Fine Art Gallery Collection
Trying ideas for Renaissance Picnic. Didn't get used.

Graffiti

Gentle Touch

Can You Stay The Night?

The Thinker

Hard Body
Amore Gallery Collection

Lonely Girl
French Vogue Collection

Dance The Night Away
Herron Collection

Headless Chicken
Published-Skin

Victory

I Use To Be A Dancer, Many Years Ago

Can You Feel It?

Anna and I were not beholding to the mass's ideas of acceptable social behavior. As an artist/muse, we felt as though we were one entity when creating art.

Emerging Nymph

Seem To Have Lost My Way

Hairy Hand On A Puffy Nipple

Behind The Scenes - Emotions

Resentment

Skyhook
Amore Gallery Collection

Cold Cliff Creek

Aren't You A Little Bit Ashamed?

Nothing But Gray Skies Heading My Way

Start Of The Pinecone Waltz
One Fine Art Galley Collection
Trying ideas for Renaissance Picnic. Didn't get used.


Pensive
Making of the Renaissance Picnic

Can We Go Somewhere Tomorrow?

Behind The Scenes Artist/Muse Perk

We're Not Done Yet
Making of Renaissance Picnic

Don't Give Your Heart To Anyone

Cactus Flower

The Story Of O

Soft Light
Herron Gallery Collection

If You Only Knew How Much I'm Hurting

Valley Of Fear #2

TV Light
Published-Nude In Art

Feel My Heart Beat

Artist's Model

My Elinore Thornton

Behind The Scenes-Oops, Rogue Wave Got Her.

Never Going To Let You Go

Quit Being Such A Crab

The Wind Talker
University Of Arizona School Of Art

The Scent Of A Woman


"You Are Dripping All Over The Place."
"Well, That Slimy Patch Over There Is Not From Me."
Behind The Scenes
Inelegance of being human

Pulp Fiction
Behind The Scenes-No idea

Four Tomatoes In A Bean Field

Forest Nymph

R.R.Hood #5

Mary In A Tub

A Moment Alone
Center For Fine Art Photography Collection

Ancient Tree

Sleeping Next To Me
Pine Lake Art Center Collection

If You Tell Me To Go, I Won't

Behind the scenes-shower time

A Pillar In Time

Now, Can You Dance?

Cedars

I'll Never Get Off The Ground

I Want To Be In The Spotlight
Herron Collection

Sticky Pitch
Making of the Renaissance Picnic

Anguish

Acid Rain

Pure Anna

Renaissance Art


Orgasm
Tango Magic
Sort of Behind the scenes-All work and no play makes Dave a dull boy.


Push
Over the years Anna scared about ten years off of my life. This was one of those times. 150 feet with nothing but rocks below.

Prairie River Meditation

Behind the scenes-Cool down time

The Start Of Something More

I Only Take Off My Hat For One Thing

How Does That Church Thing Go?

Pull Me In
Indiana University School of Art & Design

Baby Soft

Behind the scenes-getting ready to do something fun, apparently.

Uncontrolled Landing
Smithtown Collection

Pray For Forgiveness

I Must Fly Where You Can't Follow

Windy On Top Of The World
Herron Collection

Day Dreaming

Toes

Hand And Foot

Come Lay Beside Me

One Is A Lonely Number

I'm Not Letting You Go Tonight
Trying ideas for Renaissance Picnic. Didn't get used.

Just Anna

Valley Of The Sun

Havana Nights

Another time Anna scared a few years off my life. That is a long way down. Those are trees not bushes. Lousy photo, but I thew my camera and clamped a death grip around her ankle in case she couldn't get back upright.

Jump In, For My Love

Behind the scenes-Rental Cabin
"Don't stare at my boobs."

Behind the scenes-
Talking ideas. I learned to listen to her.

Hungry Eyes

Take Me With You

We going to keep working, or go lay down?

No Stockings

Need to be held - Behind the scenes

Suckle

Snails

Lake Roosevelt

Somebody just woke up - Behind the scenes

Strength

Behind the scenes stretching

Dance With Me

Behind the scenes-napping with her dog

Behind the scenes - Cold studio

Reflections Of My Memory


The Lift
Sunrise Dance

Temperence River

Of Course, Some People Do Go Both Ways

Zen

I Want To Be With Somebody


Not Quite A Shoe Store #2
Stork
Mills Pond Gallery Collection

Lone Prairie

Mountains In The Distance

She's Like The Wind

V

Landslide

Long Way Home
Gallery 13 Collection

Just Try Me

The Vodka Bottle Is Over There

Forever

Dimples
French Vogue Collection

This Is Not A Ski Resort Like You Promised

Unconditional

Triangle

Just A Little Lower If You Please

All I Ever Wanted Was Love

I Belong To Someone Else

Going To Be A Harsh Climb

Charge

Loneliness

We Could Have Done Better

I Could Have Been A Dancer

Conclusion Of The Pinecone Waltz
Trying out ideas for the making of the Renaissance Picnic. As you may have noticed by now, this was a labor intensive project that required much mental and physical preparation. Didn't get used.

Into The Light

Chicken With A Wig

Reach

Hokey Pokey

Navigation Hazard

Catching The Mist


Cliff Dwellers #4
Bank Left

I Love You This Much

Behind the scenes-kiss break

Tiny Little Waterfall

Red's Submission


Cuddle Up And Cry
The Maiden

Just Like Gary Cooper

Not Quite A Shoe Store #4

Don't Look At My Ass

Bridge Of Friendship

And Now, For My Next Performance...

Behind the scenes - Lost in thought

Cold, Cold Heart

The Fall At Red Cliff


Yes I'm Free, Free Falling
Behind the scenes-Stopped the car to take in the view. She made the foreground better.

Remember Me Tomorrow

Laughing because I had just fallen off the modeling table.

Too Many Hands

Stop And Smell The Roses

Catch A Falling Star

Warmth Of Summer


Self Love
I loved having Anna's dog in the studio while we worked. He managed to clean all the cobwebs out of the corners.


Ultrathon
Who Are Those Guys?
Rare two model shot, with Erin

Dance The Night Away

The Woman In Green


Very rare shot of Anna clothed
Going My Way?


Goalie
Crazy Horse #2

One last, Simon Says. Thanks, folks!

We thank you for your visit to our work and a peek into our Artist / Muse relationship.
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