Monday, February 22, 2010

White on Black. New Body painting shoot!

On Saturday I completed my 5th body painting photo shoot. This time i painted a darker woman, thus i got to try out using the white paint instead of black. I really enjoyed the results:
Apparition of Truth
(body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose
Model: Wenseay)

Apparition of Truth
(body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose
Model: Wenseay)

...those are the two shots that i have released so far, however here are a few process shots that Danny took while i painted Wenseay:
body painting
We got to a late start this time by beginning the painting work around 11:00am. Strangely enough time flew by and i was finished painting an hour early then i normally finish when starting around 10:00am. I'm thinking perhaps as i do these body paintings more and more the speed in which i can get them done may increase? that would be nice.
painting Wenseay
So we painted from 11:00am-2:00pm and then photographed from 2:00pm to 4:00pm.
Danny says that perhaps if i was not chatting so much with Wenseay i probably could have finished even earlier. I do love to talk with my models and get to know them as i paint them.

So the shoot went well and i really love the shots i took.
However the white snazaroo paint did behave a lot differently then the black snazaroo paint.
I found it to be a lot thicker which made it crack and flake off much more severely then the black paint did. Thus, in many of the shots you can see the flaky/cracking paint. im undecided on whether or not i like the bits of texture this made within the photos. Im going to try and see if i can find a smoother white body paint to use on my next darker skinned model.
So far i dont have any other dark models who have agreed to do this project with me but i am going to go once again on the look out and see if i can find someone to book for a shoot next weekend. Wenseay says she knows a few girls who might be interested. we shall see!

In the meantime i am doing a tun of painting to get ready for my solo show in spring and also to pump up inventory for when the art fairs are back in season( so soon!!)
Also danny is working on fleshing out our tie-dye inventory. We had intentions of doing a lot of tie-dye through the winter so we would be ready for spring but it never happened. We got bogged down by so many other projects and now the winter is nearing its end!
In my next post i will be sharing some of my work in progress shots from the painting i am working on now. she is a 3 eyed sea creature with polka dot tentacles for arms!

Much love,
-Chelsea Rose

12 comments:

  1. Oh, I really like this! I've been reading about Skeleton Woman in Women Who Run With the Wolves, so this make me think of that. Cool.

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  2. Fabulous! i love the way the white paint leaps out of the darkness in a skeletal yet vital way...I didn't notice the paint flaking in the photos but think that it could be a cool texture.

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  3. I love the way the white paint looks against her skin!

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  4. So glad that this experiment of mine is being enjoyed! I will be releasing more photos tonight so stay tuned. i cant wait to try this again. I’m still trying to find my next model for this coming weekend. wish me happy hunting.
    thanks for the support, all!
    Much love,
    -Chelsea Rose

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  5. thank you so much for your kind words! These new photos are AMAZING! yay for beautiful body/art tattoos!

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  6. any interest in painting males and/or gender mixes (trans, in betweens, others, etc)? I might be able to find some adventurous faeries to model for you if you'd like me to put the call out. :)

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  7. Lisa, thanks for takin a peak. glad you like what i have posted so far!

    Wonder, i would certainly love to do another body painting series on gender mixes, trans, inbetween and others.i think that would be a very wonderful compliment to the series i am doing now with women.
    because no matter what sex, gender, orientation we are- we need to learn to love ourselves and our bodies and view them as sacred beautiful wonderful vessels. thats really what i am trying to get across with this series :)

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  8. that turned out really beautifully, those photographs are captivating.

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  9. Wow, those photos turned out really well! Body art is so cool. How did you get into this line of work?

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  10. Thank you Erica!

    Sarah, glad you like. I wouldn’t call it a line of work yet. I’m just experimenting. I started offering free face and body paint at the local art fairs as a way to attract attention to my booth where i was selling prints and paintings.
    I loved it so very much that i decided i would like to do a series of body painting photos.
    so here we are, trying to make that happen.
    :)

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  11. JUST WONDERFUL! I ENJOYED THE INTERESTING BEAUTY. THANK YOU :)

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