I am a jack of all trades, a renaissance man, of sorts. I’ve had many jobs in my life, everything from sandwich artist, to organic farmer, to president/CEO of a multi-million dollar group of non-profit organizations. Perhaps one of my quirkiest professions, and one that tends to stay off the resume, is my nude modeling. That’s right, for those who had no idea, I pose in front of art classes while people draw, charcoal, pastel, or paint me. It’s probably the only classy and respectable job that you can do naked, and it actually pays fairly well for what I’m doing.

So, you’re probably wondering, why? why would you do such a job? well, the answer is quite simply, why not? I mean, its not bad work: the people are nice, and usually interesting (as most artists tend to be); I get sore sometimes, but I always get to stretch and take breaks; and it gives me a lot of time to think. I have been doing this on and off for more than three years now, and keep getting requests for me to do more. Apparently male models are hard to find (about 1 in 5 or 6 models are men), especially men with any kind of physique, which, luckily, I happen to have.

I originally started modeling to get over physical insecurities, but quickly moved past that and grew to enjoy the work. I have enjoyed art (especially statues) for some time, and even took Greek and Roman, as well as modern, art history classes in university. I also enjoy my body and being physical, and am quite active, so this is just a passive extension of that activity. It’s also an interesting experience to be a piece of art, an object of form, color, and shade. It also keeps you on your toes, always needing to come up with interesting positions, poses, and angles; always keeping in mind the plains of view and perspectives of each artist, to ensure that they each have an interesting angle (this is especially true with the minute long gestures, which are intended to capture movement, flow, form). and on top of all this, I’m actually pretty good, cause at just about every class I get compliments.

So, there you have it, Greg - exposed!

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