Naturist art by Henry Yuen

Moon River

Polymer clay with acrylic patina, 8.5 inch figures, 12 inch total height, 11x12 inch wood base

$120 USD

Reading on Black's beach

Black's Beach, California.

11 x 16 inch digital illustration $35 USD

Never too old with llamas

When I get old, I want to continue hiking in the mountains as long as I am physically capable. I won't be able to carry as much but llamas can help with some of the weight. I can pack lighter like the younger generation: hammock and space blanket instead of sleeping bag and tent. But I can't pass up astrophotograpy when there are dark skies. Camera, tripod and barn door tracking unit can add up to an extra 15 pounds but well under a llama's 35 pound weight limit.

Wallowa Mountains, Oregon.

12 x 18 inch digital illustration $35 USD

Naupaka and body surfers

Naupaka kahikai is native plant that thrives on the coast while a similar Naupaka Kuahiwi grows in the mountains. Both have flowers that look like half of its petals missing. The local legend talks about two lovers that were separated, one in the mountains and the other on the seaside. Meanwhile, the beach that I was on had salt and pepper sand. The light colored sand was from coral while the dark grains were from lava. Walking along the beach was a couple in their 70s but still very active. I could not help but notice their hair was also the color of salt and pepper. I wish them many more active years together.

Hawaii.

12 x 18 inch digital illustration $35 USD

Up and over

We encountered a large tree that had fallen across the trail. We could not go under or around and had no choice except to climb up and over.

Cascade Range, Oregon.

12 x 18 inch digital illustration $35 USD

wildflower meadow

Hiking out of the forest and into a mountain or alpine meadow during the peak of wildflower season is spectacular. The blooms are concentrated in a small area and profuse. Sometimes there are also butterflies. Once in a while, there may be a hummingbird.

Cascade Range, Oregon.

12 x 18 inch digital illustration $35 USD

timber trestle

It was a pleasant surprise to find an old timber trestle bridge still standing in the forest. This one was once used by a logging railroad. Not very many of these wooden structures are still in existence after all these years of flood damage and forest fires.

Pacific Coast Range, Oregon.

12 x 18 inch digital illustration $35 USD

bridge crossing

Twenty-two of us just finished an 11 mile bicycle ride through a forested park. In order to get to the World Naked Bike Ride, we had to get to the other side of the Willamette River by crossing the the Saint John's Bridge, a beautiful 4-lane steel suspension bridge completed in 1931.

Portland, Oregon

12 x 18 inch digital illustration $35 USD

hiking on old logging road

We hiked the Pacific Coast Range in late summer while it was still warm. We followed an old logging road through some clear cut areas. The area had been replanted but the new trees were still small which allowed us a view of the ocean.

Pacific Coast Range, Oregon

12 x 18 inch digital illustration $35 USD

Mountain runners

Mountaindale Sun Resort hosts a 5K run each year in the foothills of the Pacific Coast Range. Part of the course is through a forest of Douglas Fir. The runners ascend about 500 feet in elevation over a two third mile section of the course.

Mountaindale Sun Resort, Oregon

12 x 18 inch digital illustration $35 USD

ice cream boat

What a surprise to see an ice cream boat at the beach.

Sauvie Island, Oregon.

12 x 18 inch digital illustration $35 USD

Fig leif 5K

Once a year there is a 5K fun run on Leif Ericson Drive. Hence the name of the event is Fig Leif 5K. This digital illustration also appeared on the cover of N Magazine 31.4, summer 2012.

Portland, Oregon.

12 x 18 inch digital illustration $35 USD

World Naked Bike Ride

Seventy of us rode our bikes in the day time world naked bike ride. Another 5,000 rode in the night time WNBR. The WNBR is an annual event in cities and countries around the world protesting against our society’s dependence on petroleum for energy. We also rode our bikes nude because nudity highlights a cyclist’s vulnerability in traffic due of the lack of respect from drivers. This digital illustration also appeared on the cover of N Magazine 31.1, fall 2011.

Portland, Oregon.

12 x 18 inch digital illustration $35 USD

coastal mountain hike

One of the treats of hiking on the Oregon Coast Range mountains is coming to a clearing and gazing on the views up and down the Oregon coast.

Pacific Coast Range, Oregon.

10 x 14 inch screen and stencil print $35 USD

>beach with lifeguard

I have had so many people ask me to paint "beach with lifeguard" again that I created this screened and stenciled print version. Although over a decade has passed, it is still rare to see lifeguards at nude beach in the U.S. because many religious leaders consider a nude beach as scandalous. Therefore, parks and recreation managers are reluctant to acknowledge the existence of a clothes optional beach under their care even though there are often more people at the nude section than at the clothed section.

Sandy Hook, New Jersey

10 x 14 inch screen and stencil print $35 USD

smashball

Mountaindale Sun Resort, Oregon.

10 x 14 inch screen and stencil print $35 USD

yacht tender

Racing sailboats was one of the few sports that I did well in. My boat was a day sailer, big enough for a cabin, but not big enough to stand up in. Nevertheless, I like to call it my yatch. Sailboats have keels so you had to anchor in fairly deep water. To get ashore, you rowed back and forth in a smaller boat. The real yatchs had beautiful tenders with lapstrake hulls and wine glass transoms. Not me. I had a little inflatable rubber dinghy.

Sauvie Island, Oregon.

10 x 14 inch screen and stencil print $35 USD

desert hike

Being new to the desert, I was happy to have a guide lead this hike. She did a very good job, leading us along an arroyo, stream bed, never straying far from the water. I was amazed by the variety of desert plants and cactus.

Table Mesa Road, Arizona

10 x 14 inch screen and stencil print $35 USD

forest hike

I always enjoyed hiking with others. Some people are knowlegeable about the local plants and others can indentify a bird from its song. Still other can tell you stories about the local history.

Lake Associates Recreation Club, Washington

10 x 14 inch screen and stencil print $35 USD

Hot tub all to ourselves

If you can get to Bagby Hot springs early, you may get the tub all to yourself. Then you can stretch out and catch up on a good book.

Bagby Hot Springs, Oregon.

10 x 14 inch screen and stencil print $35 USD

Espresso stand

Espresso coffee stands are ubiquitous where I live and nudist resorts are no exception. The people serving food and beverages, however, have to wear clothing approved by the local health and sanitation departments.

Lake Associates Recreation Club, Washington.

10 x 14 inch screen and stencil print $35 USD

Chili cooking competition

Everyone is busy with his or her job and it is easy to forget that on this weekend you don't have to wear clothes if you don't want to. Sad to say that on Monday morning, the neckties and pantyhoses go back on.

Squaw Mountain Ranch, Oregon

21 x 14 inch Original Watercolor $325 USD