089-picture me

089-picture me, originally uploaded by gingerpig2000.

As indicated by the number of the tltle, this one was done for the fuggers group of the day - recreating a painting. We chose Adam and Eve by Tamara Lempicka, a copy of which by a local artist hangs above our bed, the latter pushed out of the way for this shot.

Of course, our recreation has a few changes - my arthritus did not allow me to bend enough, and Ania is not ready to allow her students to see too much as most of them are from places east of Poland and often from cultures too steeped in sexless, human-less traditional Christian upbringings, the basis of the former Soviet states.

The apple is somethign that Ania eats every day, she has always loved them and is quite happy they are part of the diet she has been on for the past six months to lose weight. As part of this diet is an hour's exercise three times a week, something that has done wonders for her circulation, a great boon for a frequent flyer and train taker.

074: A Calmer Sultry Night

A Calmer Sultry Night, originally uploaded by gingerpig2000.

We found a manual to help us with our time in bed, but we haven't got a torch so its hard to know if we are looking at a big end or a tired rocker. It is kind of cosy, though, and we might need a soapy bath afterwards, so things are looking up!

I took one look at today's group and it seemed full of the usual 'beautiful people' shots, you know the type of image taken by someone youthful who mistakes the youthfulness they capture on camera as being their art, and who are rewarded by a large number of views by people who really want to look at unclad youth. Some of the best, most innovative work I see are by the people who's bodies are roundy or aged and who, partly as a consequence, have to work on their art to achieve a modicum of success.

No 'here's my bust, please ogle it and comment on how you wish I had undone my bra' shots here. Instead i dug back into my past when I trained as a car mechanic and spent a lot of time on my back under it. Beds are also something I used to hide under to have a sulk when I was a kid. Here then, Ania and I are together, working on our marital bed, equal, and spending time together out of view of the people we spend our days working or socialising with. We are doing our own thing because we believe it is important, not because we think it will make us more popular.