Soleil Levant Studios

The exciting part about visual art is the exploration of ideas. I like working with kaleidoscopic models who are as intense as absinthe, as bold as a four-letter word, and willingly creative. I'm grateful to have worked with some incredibly artistic souls.

I began photographing models as a way to capture reference photos for use in painting (oils and acrylics on canvas). I am an artist with an wide appreciation for the beauty of the female in both the figurative as well as the human sense. I use my camera to capture a moment... in light and color.

Often I reinterpret that image, using canvas and paint to add depth of character or tell a story; using form as realism, as a spiritual vessel, or as an icon. But I might as well admit it to myself and the world: photography has become an artistic end-goal.

Sometimes I book MM'ers for one of my "sketch groups." If you are interested in sitting for a painting group in the Northwest Houston area (either nude or with wardrope) please send me a message. If you have a specific idea as to how you would like to be painted, you are welcome to include that information.

I work with groups that "pay" with a couple of sketches or paintings, and I work with others that pay real dollars... usually between $40 and $60 for three hours work.

My Thursday evening group of painters includes some of the most highly regarded artists in the area. (I feel fortunate for the opportunity to create in their presence; it pushes me to do my best.) We meet on Thursday evenings from 6 pm to 9 pm in a wonderful art studio. The model sits for about 20 minutes at a stretch with 5 minute breaks in between.

Some amazing models from this site have joined us! It is a meaningful creative experience, and a different world from that of glamour photography. Life drawing is both a time-honored tradition, and a cutting edge experience, and the models who participate usually have art in their souls.