New York, NY -- Dec. 3, 2007 -- Barebrush.com announces its sixteenth N*des-of-the-Month Calendar, (December 2007) is released to the public at the website, barebrush.com , dedicated to the art of the nude. The calendar was curated by Tria, the Suchman-Bart-Metheny Gallery, Chelsea, NYC. The 31 artworks (one for each day of the month) were selected from 335 works submitted by 35 artists worldwide.

About the Selection and the Artists:
Tria specializes in contemporary painting, photography and mixed media by established and emerging artists. In addition to artwork on exhibit, the gallery maintains an inventory of select works by its featured artists. Tria's three directors, Carol Suchman, Paige Bart and Latifa Metheny, are committed to presenting artists with compelling bodies of work, and ones whose stories should, in their estimation, be told.

When asked what they were expected from the artists of barebrush, Carol Suchman wrote, "December is a month of sweeping emotion. People feel great happiness and optimism towards the holiday season, but can also feel great sadness and desolation. We are looking for this emotion in the artist's work."

"The energy level at Tria is impressive, as are their shows," says barebrush CEO, Ilene Skeen. " I am pleased that barebrush artists responded to the call for entries with an impressive array of work. This allowed Carol, Paige and Latifa to remain true to their expectations for the December calendar, selecting especially work which expressed the sweeping emotions of the holidays. They were also very interested in unusual presentations and materials.

They chose Randy Thurman's, “Merry Christmas!!!” for December 25th and Suhas Tavkar's “Nude Angels” for Christmas Eve. They chose Kaya's “Dance” for Kwanza on December 29th and two by Lucinda Luvaas, “Flying over City” and “Judith and Holofernes” for a two-day New Year's Eve. To launch the month of December, they decided on “Flight from Earth” by Joost Remeeus.

The artists represented are: Georgette Backs (28), Deborah Batt (22), Lenin Del Sol (23) Donelli J. DiMaria (19), Leon Nicholas Kalas (17, 18), Kaya (29), Lucinda Luvaas (9, 10, 30, 31), Jean Marcellino (2-4), Nudairist (20), Joost Remeeus (1), Ilene Skeen (5-8), Suhas Tavkar (24, 26, 27), Randy Thurman (14-16, 25), Haydee Torres (11-13), and Yukako (21).

About barebrush.com
barebrush.com is an international marketplace dedicated exclusively to the art of the nude. Membership on the site is free, and listing art on the site for 30 days is also free. The N*des-of-the-Month is a virtual juried exhibition of the art selected from the “Art Log” by a different guest art professional each month. The exhibition is presented on the web in a unique calendar format and for each day of the month, the nude of the day is featured on the barebrush home page. Free printable versions of all calendars are available at the website in both one-page-per-month and weekly planner (seven-days-per-page) formats. In addition, barebrush logo gear is available for sale. Optional extras include the newly introduced Artist’s Virtual Lightbox, Extended Listings (for entry into multiple contests), the Personal Page Template and the Featured Artist’s Brag Page. Information about optional extras can be found at the Barebrush>Promote Your Art . N*des-of-the-Month December 2007 is the sixteenth in the barebrush series.

The N*des-of-the-Month exhibition series began in September 2006 with an exhibition curated by Brigitte Saint-Ouen, founder and director of Gramercy 32 Fine Arts. All the calendars and the details of the art represented are available in the archives of barebrush.com .

Art can be uploaded to barebrush at any time. Art uploaded now will be automatically in consideration for the N*des-of-the-Month January 2008. The official “Call for Entries” along with the announcement of the January guest curator is released at the website on December 3rd.