I have never had a shy client. If someone volunteers or pays for a body painting, they have already decided they are not going to be shy about it. Everyone I've painted is very comfortable in their own skin. I had a man hire me recently to paint his wife for her 60th birthday. He contacted me after they looked at body paintings together online. He surprised her by hiring me and a young photographer as a gift to her. We met all met for the first time at their house, and at first, she wore her bra and panties, and then she decided she was going to take off the bra. I started to paint her upper body like a giraffe, and then and when I reached her torso, she got full of *** and vinegar and stepped out of her underwear. I painted her completely nude in front of her husband and the young male photographer. I really admired her confidence and sense of self. We all had fun laughing and talking the entire time, and they got some great photos out of it too. They told me that when we (the photographer and I) left, they sat outside and had some wine in the backyard and enjoyed the afternoon. I think my favorite aspect of body painting, besides the beauty of the art and the grace of the human form, is meeting new people and having fun with them. I am a very real person who loves to have fun and ham it up. I don't put on any fronts or facades and try to make everyone comfortable. I am a retired police Sergeant (20 years), and I've seen a lot of heartache and people at the worst times in their lives. What I do now is so much more refreshing- I've done my time of service now I can express the artistic side that I have suppressed for so many years. If I ever write a book, it will be called "From Badges to Brushes and all the *** in Between" This is my second career, and I am enjoying every aspect of it.