31 Artists Represented, Curators' Choice Candidates Selected

For Immediate Release

NEW YORK/EWORLDWIRE/July 31, 2008 --- Commitment to skill -- When the Morris Museum Exhibitions Curator Ann Aptaker sat down to select the barebrush August calendar, she noted the general loss of skill in the art world over the last 30 years, but thought that maybe this was starting to turn around. Happily, barebrush artists pleasantly confirmed her hopes. "There is a lot of talent here," she said, "and the artists are taking skill seriously."

Aptaker chose Jennie Rosenbaum to launch the month with her sweeping use of space. She praised Donna Cleary for her "fearlessness," and Guenter Knop for his wonderful humor and composition. She thought Sara Swan showed simplicity, understanding and beautiful choices. Aptaker called John Luce Lockett's painting "unusual and a lot of fun," and Jim Van Kirk's drawing "sensitive." Aptaker thought Haydee Torres showed an understanding and sensuousness of line which makes her piece "very sexy." A. Galban also used "strong and very graceful lines." Overall, she was "happy to see the artists enjoying themselves," and commented that "really fine art requires both skilled labor and inspiration."

The 31 artists represented for August 2008 (alphabetically, with day of month) are: Sylvia Cheung (4), Donna Cleary* (14), Donelli DiMaria (17) , Carmiah Frank (16), Charmaine Frost (10), A. Galban (19), Rene Hinds (10), Guenter Knop* (8), Tony Lee (20), Serge Lis (30), John Luce Lockett (27), Lucinda Luvaas (15), Jean Marcellino (24), Peter Matthews (12), Dan McCormack (3), Mercadoocasio (28), Michael Mooney (31), David Moreschi (22), Linda Moses (25), Angelique Price (11), Jennie Rosenbaum* (1), Chanit Roston (13), Charles Schindler (6), Sima Schloss (21), Sara Swan* (5), Ilene Skeen (23), Suhas Tavkar (2), Haydee Torres* (26), Jim VanKirk (29), Ariel Velez (7), Judy Volkman (18).

Five artists, indicated by asterisks (*), are candidates for the August Curators' Choice Awards.

Winners for the July Curators' Choice Awards will be announced at barebrush.com on August 1, after a month of voting. The July calendar was curated by collector and independent curator, Tim Newton.

Barebrush.com is dedicated exclusively to the art of the nude and to giving artists recognition for their work in this controversial art genre, while helping them to connect with interested dealers and collectors worldwide. August 2008 is the 24th calendar in the barebrush series. Each calendar is curated by a different guest art professional. To learn more, visit 'http://www.barebrush.com'.

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