I now have my FIRST EVER STUDIO....

[Valentine Mark Herman]

...well, one third of a Studio.

Another third is going to be used for the restoration of antiques and old mirrors.

The third third is going to be a Flamenco Dance Studio.

(NO, I am NOT getting into Flamenco dancing. NO, I will not be posting photos of me tomorrow in a Suit of Lights, or, on October 15, of me in my Birthday Suit)

All IUOMA visitor(s to Sigean will be given a Free Conducted Tour of the Studio -- come back Janine! Come back Mail Art Martha!

[De Villo Sloan]

Val, I am woefully deficient on body art. I defer to... anyone.... 

Item #3 does promise "completely naked." Should you reconsider, I am always interested in acquiring the photos discretely (with magenta-painted toenails, please).

[Susan McAllister]

Dean is right. You do look like the professor on his card. Except for the magenta, of course. You do know how to get that off, don't you?

[Valentine Mark Herman]

Hi DVS!

Ning can be a bit of a prude sometimes;

(Note I promised a 'pained', not a painted body: that was a typo, but quite an amusing one as it turned out.)

But i did sort of set this up for you to tell us about Body Art à la Klein......

Over to you

[Nancy Bell Scott]

I love it, Val--what a sport! It is more maroon than magenta, but we're overlooking that because of your courageous cooperation. Maybe not go out in public like the second photo--looks contagious. You missed your toenails by a mile. Thanks Val.

[De Villo Sloan]

Excellent Val. Ning must have deleted the #3 (naked). 

[Valentine Mark Herman]

For Nancy, DVS and the rest of the Gang...here are 3 photos:

i) my painted nails (I couldn't get the magenta colour right)

ii) my painted face (I still couldn't get the magenta colour right)

iii) my completely naked pâined body (with the magenta colour perfect).

Here goes....

'Where is ther 3rd picture, Val?'

I'm sorry to have to tell you that Mr Ning advised me against posting it.

BUT I'm sure that DVS can come up with some Yves-Klein type body paintings (that Mr Ning might OK).

Bon weekend, Folks!

Magenta Val

[Valentine Mark Herman]

On magenta nail polish....

My father once had serious back problems -- he was put in a plaster cast from neck to knees and completely immobilised for 3 months. He drove my mother and us kids mad. He'd always been very restless ('I wonder where you got that trait from, Val?') but had to slow down..and almost stop, althoughe could move his arms. At some stage, and in a state of extreme desperation, my mother bought him a 'Painting by Numbers' kit. That kept Dad busy for a week or so. Then he decided that it was more interesting to 'Paint by Alternative Numbers' -- he, systematically, put the reds where the greens should be, the blacks where the yellows should be, etc; The results were very interesting indeed -- much more so than if he had kept to the intended colour schema.

'Now why are you telling us this, Val?'

I am telling you this because I may get some magenta nail polish, BUT I may very well apply it to other bits of my body than my finger and toe-nails.

'And will you model this in photos for us, Val?'

Subject to the confines of good taste, the family-friendly nature of IUOMA, and exactly where I apply the nail varnish to my Beautiful Body, then ...YES, of course, I will.

[Nancy Bell Scott]

You will model the magenta in photos, yes? (Please.) In 2 years I've seen several of your makeovers, Val, and they never fail ...

[Valentine Mark Herman]

Thank you. Magenta it is. I will shop for some at the weekend.

It's the same 'me' in the photos.....

...or one of my Masks -- see the 'Guess which of these...?' couple of photos in My Photos.

Before I had a makeover, I used to look like this:

.

[Nancy Bell Scott]

You look younger + prettier than I realized, Val. Quite a switch from your profile. Pale blue would work, though I'm partial to turquoise. Consider magenta. Yes, I recommend doing your finger and toe nails the same color. That way you won't get confused.