The naked truth
It’s true. Perhaps you can check it.
Whenever I have put something on my redbubble site(s) about nudity, there have been a lot more visitors.
It’s true. Perhaps you can check it. 
Whenever I have put something on my redbubble site(s) about nudity, there have been a lot more visitors. 
Well. Let’s hope they come to the Tap Gallery, in Palmer Street, Darlinghurst, in the afternoons between 6 October and 12 October, to look at the places and people, whom I have known and liked. 
Not that naturists (or nudists) instantly turn into nice people, when they are naked in each others’ company. But there is a bit of truth to the idea of clothes making the man and the woman and the body being a bit of a leveller. 
The irony is that I am now having an exhibition of my paintings, only a few streets away from the institution which was known as East(Old) Sydney Tech, where I was failed in painting and told by another teacher that my drawing was all wrong because, obviously, the body underneath the clothes of the models, shaped the cloth.
Surely I should know what the body underneath would look like?
Well. Actually, it wasn’t until about 15 years ago, that I got serious about naturism. 
Sure! Now I have a better idea. But, then, whether textiles believe it or not, when a naturist is talking to a naturist, they (we) are not doing a body-search!
(These drawings I did, in the drawing class, during that Art Teachers Conversion course, in the very early 70s.) 
Happiness is having no tan-lines, as the saying goes. But, once back in Sydney, there simply are lots of times when it’s better to wear something (usually pants). 
I hope you’ll come a check out my art work to see if I understood the anatomy of the human body and how it shapes our clothes, a bit better, since, 1969-1971. 
So…....hope you’ll come along to:
Tap Gallery 45 Burton St. Darlinghurst. (The other entrance is in Palmer Street.) Every afternoon 12-6 p.m.. 6-12 October.
margpie
I will say if i lived in Oz (ahh would be bliss) I would definately go, I love that second last image, fantastic and it is true, nudity attracts people to your work :)
Ozcloggie replied
Thanks, Marg.. Oh well. The grass is always greener…... Thanks for having a look and the compliment. (It was hard not to step on them. They were all so enthusiastic!!)
Melissa Park
lol, i didn’t look at this because it said naked!! and you can’t prove I did!!! it is true :) I like the first image, the composition is great, and the use of colour is wonderful!
Ozcloggie replied
Oh, Melissa. Now put your clothes back on!!
Thank you, for your comment re the painting. It was the first one where I found just doing light figures worked.