Angelina Leigh Featured at Erotica 2009

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Angelina Leigh features Erotica 2009
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Monday, April 27, 2009 at 3:41pm | Edit Note | Delete
Being chosen to feature, with world renown novelist and photographer Jerry Harke, for Erotica 2009 in Washington DC....really made my month!!!

MOCA DC Art Gallery Owner Dave invited me to stay the weekend as the feature for his annual show, Erotica 2009.

I HAD A BLAST.

I have to say that the art gallery owner, Dave, has done an AMAZING job with his business. The walls of the gallery feature photos and drawings and paintings from various artists ...all of beautiful erotic art work.

Now, posing naked has become something i don't even think about doing , even at the public jobs, and i have done it so long it just as if i am clothed. I sometimes do not even realize i am naked haha.

This was very different....! I was this years Erotica featured nude model....and this was in front of MANY MANY MANY people. In fact....i looked out at one point from the stage to the crowd and realized...the place was packed from wall to wall.

Strangely, i stopped being nervous and suddenly began enjoying myself immensely. (Note.... i was really nervous when a fake nail on my left thumb flipped off and into the crowd...i still wonder who that could have hit LOL)

As a local MUA did my makeup,well known (and mega talented) pianist and poet Keith Winston played the piano pre-show.
Body painting from a local artist was displayed after my show, and i was able to enjoy some yummy wine after taking pictures with fans and signing some official playboy photos.

The gallery owner, Dave treated me so well while during this weekend...i just loved him. He really went outta of his way to make me comfortable for this event. I give my tons of thanks to him and Mr. Harke for giving me this AWESOME opportunity.

I had a chance to dine with Keith Winston the next day, and what an amazing man he seems to be! Very intellectual and an avid lover of history.....i could have sat all day long with him and listened to his vast knowledge and experiences in life. And, having a love of the piano, i really enjoyed listening to him speak about several of histories past musicians.

I also got in a photo shoot with Jerry Harke in the early morning (i wanted any chance to shoot again with Jerry that i could get...he work is simply gorgeous! Then i enjoyed dinner and a movie with Mr. Harke and his wife, and was able to walk around DC a bit and enjoy one of it's main strips.

My career has led me so many places...and has allowed me to meet some of the finest, most talented people in the WORLD. Jerry, Keith, and Dave are among those many people!

If you should be traveling to DC .... stop by the MOCA DC Art Gallery for sure.

And be sure to look for Jerry Harke's latest book (in which i have some photos spreads in!!!) called ""Real Redheads au Naturel ... at Home!" coming soon in 2009!!!



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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WASHINGTON D.C. – February 6, 2009 – Art lovers and aficionados of erotica won’t want to miss a special event March 6 at Georgetown’s MOCA DC Art Gallery. Playboy model Angelina Leigh will be present and will pose for the pleasure of attendees at the opening of the annual Erotic Art Show during a special exhibition photo shoot conducted by internationally acclaimed photographer Jerry Harke.
In addition to guest appearances on the Playboy Morning Show and Playboy TV, she has been a guest on numerous other radio and television shows and appeared in a variety of Playboy magazines. A native of Buffalo, N.Y., Angelina Leigh is an official “all natural” Playboy model and is starring in a new movie now being filmed called The Killing Fields.
She recently posed for Harke who is putting the finishing touches on his sixth book titled, Real Redheads au Naturel … at Home! “Jerry was a lot of fun to work with,” she said. “His new book features pictorials of girls who are natural red heads doing whatever they normally do in their own homes, au naturel! When he came to Buffalo to shoot with me, my grandmother was present for the shoot.”
“Angelina’s grandmother told me she’d never held a professional camera in her life,” Harke said. “But it didn’t take much persuasion to get her to try it and soon she was doing production shots while I was shooting with Angelina!” Production shots are images that show Harke taking pictures of the models he works with and they often appear in the back of his books in behind-the-scenes section. “Gram’s still talking about how much fun it was,” said Angelina.
Harke has been based in the Washington, D.C. metro area since 1982 and has done photography work not only in the U.S., but also in Canada, the Caribbean, Norway, France, Spain, Belgium, and Italy. His published books of photography include The Edwardian Lawn Dress: Gentle and Timeless, In Sappho’s Secret Garden: A Thesaurus of Love, and Nu Art en Noir et Blanc. Harke is also a novelist and has recently published two works of fiction. The first is titled “Lock Knot” and the second “On Hell’s Doorstep,” both from Marigot Publishing House, Inc. “I’m now working on my third novel,” Harke said. “The working title is Episodes.” Harke’s work can be seen online at www.jrharkephotography.com.
“We are so fortunate to have Jerry and Angelina present at the opening reception of our annual erotica exhibit this year,” said Dave Quammen, MOCA DC’s executive director. “Jerry serves on the gallery’s board of directors and last year he did a similar exhibition photo shoot at our opening reception where we had 250 people in attendance!”
The Erotica 2009 exhibit opens at 6 p.m. and goes until after 10 p.m. on March 6 at the MOCA DC Gallery in Georgetown. The work of numerous artists from throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area will be on display. The gallery is located at 1054, 31st Street NW, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
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NOTE TO EDITORS:
To schedule an interview with Jerry Harke or Angelina Leigh, contact Marigot Publishing House, Inc. by email at marigothouse@gmail.com. Mr. Harke may be reached by telephone at 703.981.4206 or by email at jerry@jrharkephotography.com.