With eight brushes in her left hand and one in her right, Lynn Hetherington Becker went to work on her canvas. Shortly after starting, she asked her “canvas” to move a bit closer. Then, she wondered ...

The author and her husband, Mark, after being painted by Andy Golub. (Photo: Courtesy of Andy Golub) I have come to an age when dignity should reign. As an elder, I should be a model of wisdom and ...

Source: Photo by Min Ah KIM, World Body Painting Festival 2013 I have to admit: I am a sucker for reality TV. It feels so good to watch something “easy” after a day of teaching and researching at my ...

Twitch’s policies around content it deems “sexual” are inconsistently applied, but body painting—creating art using one’s face and torso as the canvas—doesn’t run afoul of them. Body painting even has ...

Body Language is an essay series that speaks to the ongoing conversation about beauty standards around the world—an exploration of where we came from and where we're headed. I didn’t consider myself ...