Salmagundi Club artist, Tom Picard selects 59 pieces

For Immediate Release

NEW YORK/EWORLDWIRE/Dec. 30, 2009 --- Tom Picard, artist, and long-time Salmagundian, selected the January and February 2010 N*des-of-the-Month with an eye towards variety and originality. His frequent comment was, "Let's take that one - it's different."

"Looking at the January calendar itself, you can see sweetness of his choices - some are new to the calendars and others have been seen before," said Barebrush CEO Ilene Skeen. "Old and new alike, they play well together.

"If we are still shell shocked with two wars continuing, with the loss of more than 7 million jobs since September of 2008, and with the federal budget deficit being out of control, we may be relieved to see that January and February N*des of the Month offer a welcome respite to these woes, as the customary February thaw is a brief relief from winter. February is luscious without being impolite - truly a calendar to soothe."

At the end of the session, Picard noted that he liked the process, calling it "interesting and fun," and that he tried to vary it.

The 31 artists represented in January, 2010, in day order are:

1* Jean Marcellino, 2 Guenter Knop, 3 Chanit Roston, 4 Michael Apice, 5 William Thierfelder, 6 John Luce Lockett, 7 Hector Olvera, Etor, 8 C. Charles Wang, 9 Ilene Skeen, 10 Jon Rettich, 11* Judith Araujo-Volkmann, 12* Mollie Kellogg, 13 Malorie Shannon, 14* Donelli J. DiMaria, 15 Harald Grote, 16 Cindy Sibilsky, 17 Joseph Mays, 18 Dan McCormack, 19 Gary Paul Stutler, 20* Ben Riviere-Nazareno, 21 Noah Aronson, 22 William Jobling, 23 Kristina Laurendi Havens, 24 Will Maller, 25 Tom Gore, 26 Tony Lee, 27 Gil Conradis, 28 Penelope Przekop, 29 Bill Teitsworth, NWS, 30 Jacqui Morgan, 31 Haydee Torres.

The 28 artists represented in February, 2010, in day order are:

1* Chanit Roston, 2 Mollie Kellogg, 3 Kelly Borsheim, 4* Janet A. Cook, 5 Stephen Panoushek, 6 Tony Lee, 7 William Thierfelder, 8 Tina Johnston, 9 Terry Hinkle, 10* David Michael Hollander, 11 Bill Teitsworth, NWS, 12 Peter King, 13 Kelly Croisdale, 14 William Jobling, 15 Grant Besley, 16* Christopher Smith, 17 Guenter Knop, 18 Anthony Gordon, 19 Sara Swan, 20 Ilene Skeen, 21 Jean Marcellino, 22 Susan (SZN) Kraft, 23* Joseph Mays, 24 Aryn Chapman, 25 Gary Paul Stutler, 26 Michael Apice, 27 Tim Woodhouse, 28 Kathy Ostman-Magnusen.

Voting is underway for the "Curators' Choice" and My Favorite N*de polls. Each month these polls give artists an additional way to tell contacts and collectors about their artistic success. Winners get additional listings. The polls close on the 28th of the month, and the winners are announced on the first day of the following month; in the case of these calendars, February 1 and March 1, respectively

The January and Feburary calendars are in previews now. January will go live to the public on New Year's at midnight. February will go live on February 1.

About Barebrush.com ('http://www.barebrush.com')

The mission of barebrush.com is to increase the public awareness, appreciation and acceptance of the art of the nude. Membership is free. Artist members pay nominal fees to list their artworks and participate in the competitions. Artwork is selected for the N*des-of-the-Month calendars by guest art professionals. Asterisks (*) indicate Curators' Choice nominees. Online since 2006.

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