Ray Leaning is an artist specialising in sensual images of the female form. His chosen media are pencil & conté on paper, and oil on canvas. Recently he has begun to self-publish some of his more popular paintings and sketches as limited edition and open edition prints. To view a range of Ray's work visit:
http://www.leaning.co.uk
Born in Lincolnshire, November '59. Ray graduated in Fine Art Painting at Exeter College of Art in 1984. Early influences were rock music, motorbikes, girls and comic book art (Marvel & DC). Later everything from Impressionism to Pop Art, Degas to Allen Jones, from the fashion scene to the fetish scene, Mugler to Betty Page, from the romantic realism of Leighton to the leather & latex of Bob Carlos Clarke.
He briefly taught art in Brighton, tutored for the Open College of Arts, and for a time ran a portraiture class on a dedicated carriage on the 7.47am to London while commuting to Soho where he worked as a Graphic Designer & Art Editor in illustrated publishing. He spent seven years living in London while working as a freelance Art Director & Consultant, but now lives in Brighton with his partner, children and a '76 Bonneville.
His work has been featured in: Cartier International Polo Magazine, The Erotic Review, The Independent, SW magazine, Penthouse, Ritual, Secret, Skin Two, Marquis, Forum, Desire Magazine, and on several book covers.
For prices and availability of originals or mail order purchases of prints please contact:

Ray Leaning
MUSE Fine Art & Design
12 Newmarket Road
BRIGHTON BN2 3QF
01273 671 450
ray@leaning.co.uk

www.leaning.co.uk