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I apologize to all of my watchers for not being around lately.  Last month was VERY difficult for me. My Father passed away. He was more than just my Father; he was my best friend, confidant, mentor, life coach and so much more. Truly a Heaven Sent and AWESOME man!!! The world was Blessed and made a better place by his presence. I'll be posting some work soon. Please continue to be patient with me. I'm not gone... just getting myself together. Thanks for understanding. =)

~ RisingSon16
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GRATEFUL...

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I just wanted to say thank you to all of my watchers, friends and those who have commented in support of my work!!! I truly appreciate your support and encouragement. You all are like breaths of fresh air. =)

I hope and strive to continue providing work you enjoy viewing and to improve as an artist. Thanks again!!! :XD: =D

-RisingSon16
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I'm happy and blessed to see another year. Thank you God!!! =D :woohoo: :dance: :party:
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Thanks to the Awesome :iconstmerrique:, as well as :iconchrisstjames: and their incredible support, "What Makes You Beautiful" is being published tomorrow in the UdA's Nude Article for next week !!! :woohoo:

So I want to give :iconstmerrique: a special thank you. She's been a jewel and without her I don't think it would have reached UdA. So THANK YOU for all of your support and for helping me to reach all of the models who deserve to hear some praise for the art they create and the sacrifices that they make. You're amazing!!! :hug::love:

I would like to also give special thanks to :iconphotoscot: :iconuniquenudes: :iconchrisstjames: and :iconratravarman: who have really helped me to reach many of the models who have read it. Thank you for your exceptional support, Twitters, Facebooks and journals, helping me to spread the word!!!

I would also like to thank everyone who has gotten permission and Twittered, linked to and otherwise spread the word about"What Makes You Beautiful" . If you haven't been mentioned by name, please forgive me but know that you are appreciated.

The many thanks that I have listed here are not for self acclaim, nor is it the result of pumped up ego. I am saying thank you because these people have helped ME to say thank you and to spread a message that I / we believe deserves to be heard by a group of people (both male and female) who rarely receive thanks for their art and work as much as they do compliments or denigrating and lewd remarks on their looks alone. So, for the people I've listed here to help me send out an encouragement... I am VERY GRATEFUL and thought it only right to give them special mention!!! =D

Until next time...

-RisingSon16
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This is also a Deviation in my Gallery and the first Literary post I have made. I thought that it also deserved special note as an entry in my journals. I just wanted to say thank you to all of the nude models (as well as clothed, and partially nude, male and female) whose galleries I watch and art I enjoy. Thank you for sharing and thank you for your bravery, honesty and commitment to your craft. I tip my hat to you all. That being said... below is a poem / letter of thanks that I have written to you all. I hope you enjoy and receive it with the heart of thanksgiving and admiration with which I have written and sent it!!! Thanks again!!! =D

-RisingSon16

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What Makes You Beautiful
My thank you letter to Nude Models)

What makes you beautiful is not the nakedness of your form or the suggestiveness of your pose.
It is not how close the lens zooms to the most prized and priceless areas of your anatomy.
It is not the illusion of whatever suggestion is conveyed by your expression and the ambiance of your setting,
Nor is it the way the light falls across your frame to cast a symphony of shadows and highlights which seem to play in perfect harmony.

Though all of these things have their place in the art you create
What makes you beautiful is something far more innate

It is your knowledge of self and freedom to express
It is the way you make confidence seem natural and effortless
It is the vulnerability you are not afraid to show
It is the union of your mind, body, spirit and soul
It is how your image transcends the lust of undeveloped minds
And portrays the elegance of a form ordained before time

What makes you beautiful is something much deeper than skin
Than your arms, breasts, thighs and unspeakable gems
It's what you show but don't speak, time and again…
It's something much greater… It's the you that's within

Thank you…<3
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