I understand that view. I have always loved the beauty of the female body form. I appreciate the use of the nude female form as a means of artistic expression, even though I often clothe or drape a model for effect.

I was asked one day, by a friend, why I liked to do female figure work. I told him something that at the time seemed to make sense. But, some time later, while reading an article in Southwest Art, I discovered the real answer. The words of the painter Steve Hanks sum up my feeling about why I like to photograph women.