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Dear readers

With great sorrow I write to tell you that dear Kirill Tokarev passed away on March 15.

Kirill was vacationing in Miami and was struck by a car on February 23 while biking to a naked yoga class.

My name is Alex. Kirill lived for the last year with my family in Harlem, New York. Since his accident his friends and family have worked together to organize his affairs, including getting access to his blog, which we’ve finally accomplished this week.

Kirill was a beautiful man and he is sorely missed.

I know there are many readers and contributors to Active Naturists. Please send comments on how you would like this blog to continue to exist. Feel free also to leave remembrances.

I apologize in advance if the discussion does not go smoothly, as I am still learning how to use this platform.

Yours

Alex

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Drawing the Dance!

NYC Drawing the Dance hosts amazing workshops where artists can draw live dancers in motion. Organizer Sangeeta Yesley brings in professional dancers who move/perform/dance in front of the artists while the artists make drawings or paintings of them. There are three thirty-minute segments with short breaks in-between. It’s a rare opportunity for artists to try to capture live movement. I highly recommend it!

Next workshop of draw/paint the dancers (JUNE 3, 2017, 11:30AM-1PM). The featured dance company for this workshop will be the awesome dance company – CoreDance Contemporary.  Check out their Facebook Page as well.  tickets on EventBrite

Here are some images from past workshops:

A time-lapse video of Shungaboy:

 

NYC Drawing the Dance:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nycdrawingthedance/
Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Drawing-the-Dance-Workshop-Meet-Up/
Next workshop of draw/paint the dancers (JUNE 3, 2017, 11:30AM-1PM): tickets on EventBrite

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ABOUT SHUNGABOY. Shungaboy is an artist and a nudist. He specializes in vibrant paintings of men, with a focus on dancers. He is also seeking work as a figure drawing model. He lives and works in New York City.
Website: http://shungaboy.com
Life Model Reel: https://vimeo.com/203457516
Videos: https://vimeo.com/shungaboy

I’m also working on a few other things:

Dirty Little Drawings, an online art gallery of some of the artists from the exhibition
Website: https://www.dirtylittledrawings.com
Blog: https://dirtylittledrawings.wordpress.com

Men’s Naked Drawing Group NY, a figure drawing group for nudist/naturist men
Website: https://www.mensnakeddrawing.com

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Bodypainting Photoshoot, Sept 2016

Last fall, I collaborated with photographer @misterburris, who shoots bodypainting events, among other things. We wanted to do a photo shoot of body painting in a private outdoor setting. My nudist friend Shai agreed to paint with me and my artist/nudist friend Chuck graciously agreed to host.

Here are the photos of Shai and me painting each other.

@misterburris
tumblr: https://misterburris.tumblr.com
Twitter: @misterburris

Shai’s Nude Events:
Website: https://www.nudeevents.org
Twitter: @nudeEvents 
Nude Neon Bodypainting Extravaganza (FEB 18, 2017, 7-9PM): tickets on EventBrite

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ABOUT SHUNGABOY. Shungaboy is an artist and a nudist. He specializes in vibrant paintings of men, with a focus on dancers. He is also seeking work as a figure drawing model. He lives and works in New York City.
Website: http://shungaboy.com
Life Model Reel: https://vimeo.com/203457516
Videos: https://vimeo.com/shungaboy

I’m also working on a few other things:

Dirty Little Drawings, an online art gallery of some of the artists from the exhibition
Website: https://www.dirtylittledrawings.com
Blog: https://dirtylittledrawings.wordpress.com

Men’s Naked Drawing Group NY, a naked figure drawing group for men
Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Mens-Naked-Drawing-Group-NY/
Blog: https://mndgny.wordpress.com

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NuDance naked dance class

So I finally went to NuDance on Friday. It was been something I’d been wanting to do for some time. Although I took some ballroom dance classes a while ago, I had never done any street-style dance. DamoN taught us some basics. I don’t even know the names of what we did, but I had a great time. I need sooo much improvement so I’ll definitely go back!

I’m looking for naked friends (any gender) to go with me for this class! JOIN ME.

NuDance is a weekly naked street/urban/hip-hop dance class taught by DamoN and organized by activenaturists.net. It meets every Friday night, usually 9-10pm in Manhattan (location varies). For more info and to join their email list:

NuDance on ActiveNaturists.net

Shungaboy in Erotic Desire Art Fair, May 13-15

I will be in a group exhibit this weekend, “Erotic Desire.” The opening reception is tomorrow Friday, 6-8PM. The show continues on Saturday and Sunday, 12-6PM. If you are in NYC, please stop by and say hello. I’d love to meet you in person! The address is Prince St Project Space, 127 Prince Street (basement, corner of Wooster St) in Soho, NYC.

Here are the details on my other blog:

https://malenudegallery.wordpress.com/2016/05/07/press-release-erotic-desire-gay-erotic-art-fair-6/

Video: Shungaboy: a nude artist and his men’s naked drawing group

Shungaboy: a nude artist and his men’s naked drawing group by Barbara Marcolini

This is a video by Barbara Marcolini about me and my naked drawing group. She is a student in the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism here in NYC; the video is part of her coursework, and Bob Sacha is her professor. Here’s the video: THE VIDEO IS TEMPORARILY NOT VIEWABLE BECAUSE IT IS BEING EDITED…

Barbara was working with another student, Joshua Futtersak. The super-duo of Josh and Barbara came to my home studio to shoot a B-roll, followed by filming at a live drawing session, the results of which you can see in her video. They were very professional, in-your-face but in the most unobtrusive way. What a fantastic experience!

JOIN the group exclusively on MeetUp: http://www.meetup.com/Mens-Naked-Drawing-Group-NY/

FOLLOW the group’s blog: http://www.mensnakeddrawing.com/

FOLLOW the artist Shungaboy on twitter: https://twitter.com/Shungaboy

 

 

Male Dancers: Power and Grace

I think male ballet dancers are sexy as f*ck. When in motion, they turn their awesome bodies into pure power and grace, leaping, flying through the air in a manner one wouldn’t think humanly possible. In quieter moments, they express poetic emotions.

I have been doing paintings of male dancers for a while, experimenting with different techniques, styles and mediums. I really like my current direction. Using fat brushes and fluid paint, I try to capture the movement and energy that I see on stage. In a live performance the dancers are nearly a blur, constantly in motion; going too fast to see any detail. I attempt to capture that feeling. More development to come…

Leap Brush Red 1 2015, Latex on paper, 14″x11″, (#s10354)

Leap Brush Orange 1 2015, Latex on paper, 14″x11″, (#s10355)

Leap Brush Red 2 2015, Latex on paper, 14″x11″, (#s10356)

Leap Brush Orange 2 2015, Latex on paper, 14″x11″, (#s10357)

Leap Brush Red 3 2015, Latex on paper, 14″x11″, (#s10358)

Leap Brush Blue 1 2015, Latex on paper, 14″x11″, (#s10359)

Leap Brush Blue 2 2015, Latex on paper, 14″x11″, (#s10360)

Leap Water Vermillion 2015, Acrylic on paper, 14″x11″, (#s10361)

Leap Water Blue Green 2015, Acrylic on paper, 14″x11″, (#s10362)

Purple Soft Leap 2015, Acrylic on paper, 14″x11″, (#s10363)

Leap Brush Blue 3 2015, Latex on paper, 14″x11″, (#s10364)

Muscular Leap Blue 2015, Acrylic on paper, 14″x11″, (#s10365)

Gesture Water Green 2015, Acrylic on paper, 14″x11″, (#s10366)

Gesture Brush Blue 1 2015, Latex on paper, 14″x11″, (#s10367)

Gesture Brush Blue 2 2015, Latex on paper, 14″x11″, (#s10368)

Gesture Brush Orange 1 2015, Latex on paper, 14″x11″, (#s10369)

Gesture Brush Orange 2 2015, Latex on paper, 14″x11″, (#s10370)

Gesture Brush Orange 3 2015, Latex on paper, 14″x11″, (#s10371)

Gesture Brush Blue 3 2015, Latex on paper, 14″x11″, (#s10372)

Gesture Brush Blue 4 2015, Latex on paper, 14″x11″, (#s10373)

These paintings will be on exhibit in the “Cream Pies and Other Delights” erotic art fair by the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, June 12-14, 2015. 127 Prince St, New York, NY (corner Wooster St, basement gallery, use stairs from sidewalk). #powerandgrace #creampiesandart

“Dirty Little Drawings” by Shungaboy

After a hiatus, the popular Dirty Little Drawings exhibit and sale is back! Over 1000 drawings by 60 artists of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art’s Drawing Studio will be on display and available for purchase March 27-29, 2015. I will have 50 paintings in the show. The format for all the art in this show is 5-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ and the price is $60 each. Info and links about the show are at the bottom of this post. Here are my 50:

Primary Chest

Primary Cock Grip

Pop Torso Rear

Orange Hunk Purple Cube

Orange Hunk with Bar

Leather Cock Strap

Orange Torso Blue

A Mouthful

Hungry Young Man

Orange Hunk Orange

Self Plugging

Sudsy Shower Hunk

Pop Penetration

Blue Hunk Silhouette Red

Feet Ready To Eat

Vertical Leap Yellow

Pop from Behind

Red Blue Torsos

Please Sir

Dancer Stepping

Orange Red Couple Seated

Wrestlers on Purple

Outdoor Sex Pink

Relaxed Red Figure

Aqua Pink Couple Ochre

Reclining Orange Blue

Art Class Orange Blue

Slender Red Man

Figure Model Pose

Art Pose Blue Aqua Pink

Red Blue Tying Shoe

Reclining Pose Red Pale

Vibrant Wrestling Ochre

Pastoral Reclining

Leaping Blue Pink

Dance Step Blue Orange

Translucent Leap Pink

Aqua Red Power Leap

Two Blue Leap

Giant Step in Air

Wide Spread Stretch

Wide Squat Gesture

Blue Kick Leap

Inverted Dance Move Pink

Blue Air and Shadow

Stepping Foot

Mouth Plunge Red

Mouth Plunge Blue

Balls in Face Pink

Balls in Face Blue

After March 30, these will be available in my Shop. Some of these are as old as 2004 “oldies but goodies”, some were done at the LL Drawing Studio, some at Men’s Naked Drawing Group NY, some are inspired by male dancers and some are from porn.

Opening: March 27, 6-8 pm (no wine)
Exhibition Dates: March 28-29, 2015, 12-6 pm (wine and art events)
Prince St. Project Space, 127-B Prince St., New York, NY 10013 (corner Wooster St, below Lululemon Men).
Facebook Event Page with map
Works by other artists on Dirty Little Drawings Art Gallery blog.

Male Drawing Groups: added Vancouver and Brighton

I recently found 2 men’s drawing groups new to me. The one in Vancouver, P-Can Nude Drawing is a naturist group where both the models and the artists are naked! Just like my Men’s Naked Drawing Group NY!

Brighton Draws Men sounds like a fun, friendly bunch of artists! Here’s their BNDrawsMen twitter.

Here’s my full list of Men’s Drawing Group:
https://shungaboy.wordpress.com/male-drawing-groups/

Paintings from Jan 13 MNDGNY

So I started a sketch group for naturist male artists in NYC called Men’s Naked Drawing Group NY. We had our first session earlier this week. It was/is a lot of fun organizing it. Here are my paintings from the January 13, 2015 session.

Colorful Bear Kneeling

Nonchalant Hipster Naked

Naked Models Naked Artists, 2015

Couple Relaxing on Bench

Straddling and Cuddling Blue

Conversation on a Chair

Orange Red Embrace

To read my description and artist comments on each painting and to purchase, click here for my website. Free shipping within the continental US.

You can also see my comments on the session and drawings from the other artists on the MNDGNY blog.