I love painting nude figures...for me it's a challenge to capture the essence of beauty, the lines, the forms, the shapes, the shadows & the blending of tones. ..................................... Artists have always understood the value of studying and recreating the nude, and a great deal of the world's art would not exist without it. Historically the nude has been the most serious of all subjects in art. we realize that in depicting the human body we attempt to take all the individual parts we know firsthand, and organize them into an integrated whole that is immediately comprehensible and yet symbolic of creativity offers a promise of sanity to humans. The respect for human beings. Every artist has drawn nudes as a student. In his own studio for practice or in preparation for larger works, and to produce finished works of art. A seasoned collector is expert at distinguishing spontaneity, finish and accuracy accordingly. R. Groden ©