Homage to Klimt
Homage to Klimt, originally uploaded by artisaniris.
A ‘living art’ tribute, to the artist that has most significantly influenced my painting style. Gustav Klimt was an Austrian Symbolist painter whose richly embellished style is immediately recognizable.
Bodypainting and Styling by Ragen
Model: Lydia Owens
Photography, Steven Horlock
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Seeing Red
Sabre, originally uploaded by artisaniris.
Just a typical day at the office…
Today’s project started bright and early ~ Bright RED that is.
This clan of red folk was created by the Skin City Bodypainting team.
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XRay bodypainting
XRay bodypainting, originally uploaded by artisaniris.
Posing with my models for “Skeletal Metal”, a company that makes some pretty cool jewelry from surgical stainless steel. This evening’s event was hosted by Grape Vegas, Winebar.
Today’s work offered me a lesson in anatomy… Hopefully this will pass, for an untrained eye - Don’t bother to email me if [...]
Ghostly Element
Ghostly Element, originally uploaded by artisaniris.
Some beautiful things can happen when you get a couple of friends together for a spur of the moment art adventure….
Photography by Steven Horlock
Model: Kellee Antalek
BodyPainting and Styling
by Ragen Mendenhall
www.ragensart.com
www.skincitybodypainting.com
Painted Lace Gothic
Here are some pics from a recent bodypainting session contributing to a collective photoshoot hosted at Guideng Studios, Las Vegas, NV. I created a black lace collar and lace gloves, as well as a delicately crafted ‘lace corset’ all fashioned with the brush… Model: Tamee Simon
Body Painting with Mark Reid
Check out Mark Reid’s Amazing ’skin tight’ jeans that believe it or not… are PAINTED. He was very cool to let me contribute my hand, and I painted a little ditty on the back side of her ‘blouse’. What fun to paint with this guy… He travels the country splashing his [...]
Firebird BodyPaint Video
Firebird Body Painting by Ragen
Here is a ‘behind the scenes’ video as I complete my firebird design. The short video may be misleading as the actual process took a full 6 hours to complete… quite a commitment for the model.
North American Body Paint Championship - 2010
This last weekend I had the supreme pleasure of competing at the 2010 North American Body Paint Championship, in Las Vegas.
This year the event, which normally takes place in Florida, came to my home town. I have only been bodypainting for a few months, but I felt compelled to participate… it was a challenge I [...]
“The Birth” Belly Painting
Body painting continues to be a fascinating expression for me and I was honored this week to be able to paint a piece that represents the creative force, itself.
What a blessing ~ !
I painted this work entitled, “The Birth” January 26th, 2010 … Baby boy was actually in the position I painted on the belly. [...]
Oriental Painted Ladies
Siamese Dragon Dress Girls, originally uploaded by artisanirisI recently had the opportunity, working as a lead body-paint artist for Skin City BodyPainting, to embellish a group of six very lovely ladies at an oriental themed event in the Las Vegas MGM Grand Hotel…
This was one of my favorite jobs on which I worked with [...]