The Painted Nude
“Gregory merges photography, the body as sacred canvas, and painting to reveal the living essence of the Divine Feminine. His work is not mere expression, but transmission, channeling archetypal memory through form, light, and color. Each figurative artwork becomes a portal, where artist and muse form a sacred geometry of remembrance. The art is not posed, it is awakened.”
The Painted Nude is a lifelong creative journey that began in college, where I studied art photography, design, and philosophy. My first nude series emerged in an experimental materials and processes class, while I was simultaneously pursuing a minor in philosophy. For my final thesis, I asked my professor if I could combine my academic studies with my photography work. The result was a piece titled Exploring Emotional Inhibitions Through Photography, a fusion of theory and image that would become the seed of something far more enduring.
Over thirty years later, after exploring countless genres, techniques, and mediums with prolific intensity, one thread has remained constant: a deep and unwavering devotion to the figurative. While the tools and methods evolve, the heart of this work stems from a singular moment in my childhood.
I was around seven years old, descending the stairs into a party my parents were hosting, when I saw a young woman seated in the distance. In that instant, I felt something I had never known before, a profound, magnetic feeling of unconditional love. Despite being a very shy child, I was overcome with an uncontrollable impulse to run into her arms. She embraced me deeply with her arms wrapped around me, and in that timeless moment, I melted into her. It was not sensual, I was prepubescent but it was undeniably spiritual. It felt like union with the Divine Feminine. That embrace became the guiding light of my life, awakening within me a lifelong desire to express, embody, and surround myself with that sacred energy.
The Painted Nude is a reflection of that inner calling, a practice of returning to the tools of inspiration in the moment: the camera, the brush, the body as sculptural canvas and the space. While the techniques shift and evolve, the intention remains: to create an ambiance where the Divine Feminine can flower.
Each art making session is a sacred exchange. Those who choose to step in front of the lens become muses, collaborators, liberations of heart. Together, we enter a shared space, a kind of living temple, built on trust, presence, and openness. Within this space, the soul is invited to emerge, and the body becomes a living symbol of the sacred. The shoot itself becomes a meditation, a ritual of reverence, where the nuances of light, pose, and presence are guided into a “flow state” to allow the inner radiance reveal itself.
This collection of images documents hundreds of such journeys, each one a unique expression of the same essence: the power, beauty, love and truth of the Divine Feminine. These works are not just portraits. They are invocations. Celebrations. Mirrors. They call forth the goddess archetype that resides in every being.
It was the goddess who first awakened me and it is to her that I dedicate this work. As a contemporary artist, my vision is to honor and express this sacred energy through the human form, to elevate it beyond objectification, and into a realm of reverence. I do so not only as a witness to the feminine, but also as a servant to the masculine, and to the harmony that arises when both energies are in balance.
Each piece in this series is a portal, a doorway into the possibility of seeing the human body as sacred once more. A reminder that within every person lies the spark of something divine. In a world so often disconnected from its soul, these images offer a return, a tuning of the mind, heart, and body toward unity. For the beauty of being alive in a human form, goddess and god, united as one.
Gregory Beylerian’s unique and beautiful figurative art is created by merging the disciplines of photography, painting and sculptural dynamics with a meditative technique. His work has exhibited internationally and resides in numerous collections.
“The Painted Nude” has received prestigious awards in the United States, Europe and Japan. He has collaborated with major brands, celebrities, world champion fitness professionals, models, dancers, musicians, yogi’s and regular private commissions.
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240 page coffee table book celebrating 20 years of figurative work.
Multiple International awards received for The Painted Nude.
Testimonials
“The Painted Nude celebrates the divine beauty that resonates in every heart.”
Below are the written experiences of those who posed for the Painted Nude figurative works. These testimonials reflect the transcendental nature of the creative process and a consciously cultivated process to flower and capture the transformation of the human form into a god form.
Marisol M: “I love creating art like this with artists. I love seeing and being a part of the creative process. Seeing the passion and love in their eye’s as they bring their vision – whether it be abstract (as this shoot was) or other forms of art. Gregory, I’m going back through our photo shoot and my god there are amazing shots!”
Leigh P: A friend of mine had the Painted Nude art shoot experience with Greg and described his process as intuitive painting on nude bodies that was really exciting and deeply therapeutic and liberating. I knew immediately that I was intrigued at the idea of being that canvas but was absolutely terrified. I never did anything like this before and was terribly uncomfortable in front of a camera. I had never posed nude for anyone before and yet I left that day feeling inspired, invigorated and proud of myself for stepping outside my comfort zone. Now I have this incredible collection of art to reflect back on and remember why I said yes in the first place. Never say never, the best things are always waiting for you on the other side of what you fear most.
Mariam V: “It was a fantastic creative journey with you. Creating with you helped me grow as an artist, I felt the power of freedom! You are a true artist with beautiful energy. Thank You!”
Chelsee S: Greg is by far the most connected, expressive, heartfelt photographer I have ever shot with. This shoot was filled with so much safety, trust, expansiveness, connection, joy, play, sensuality, expression, love, liberation & profound empowerment. If you don’t follow him already, I don’t know what you are doing! Thank you @gregorybeylerian for your artistic genius & your love for beauty!
Veronica W: The hardest step she ever took was to blindly trust in who she was- Atticus … and I have to thank the genius behind this Gregory Beylerian for capturing this moment and such a powerful time in my life.
Susie A: Gregory Beylerian is the epitome of divine masculine. He holds the space for women to be themselves and allows for our wide range of emotions, playfulness, and of course dancing which is why he captures the most incredible art of powerful women. How he treats and celebrates women is just extraordinarily beautiful. Check out what he does. I feel the most myself & comfortable when I shoot with him. On International Women’s Day, I want to recognize the powerful men who are the best examples of how men should be, kind, present, honest, strong, grounded, sensitive, empathic, powerful, loyal, appreciative, soulful, encompasses integrity in his work and life, and holds beautiful space for us women to simply be ourselves which helps us be the best versions of us. Thank you Gregory Beylerian for your gorgeous art and being you.
Katie F: I agree. Gregory Beylerian is absolutely wonderful to work with. A true embodiment of divine masculine – well said! xx
Chelsee S: Shooting with Gregory by far has been one of the most liberating, life giving, shamanic shoots I’ve done with someone. The clarity is profound, fun, and exciting! As soon as the paint comes on the part of self that is beyond the I becomes embodied. Although I am nude I feel what really is nude is my soul. Which is such a fresh breath of air. And of course, Gregory is an absolute legend. His deep respect, clarity, presence, & devotion is felt from miles & miles away. My greatest takeaway is a remembrance of the Great I Am presence.
Belle A: Gregory is so kind, present, honest, strong, grounded, sensitive, empathic, powerful, appreciative, and soulful, he encompasses integrity in his work and life. The Painted Nude experience is a beautiful space for us women to simply be ourselves which helps us be the best versions of ourselves.
Jennifer D: I did this thing. I got naked. I got painted. Wrapped in twine. Celebrated. I didn’t know what to expect. I’d never been photographed nude. Or been a muse. And so, the soulful, generous, warm-hearted, bigly talented lion coaxed the scorpion out of the sand and she rose to a phoenix with the channeling of the wild, of the eternal, of love, of beauty, of the divine feminine through art, through creation, through a special journey of movement, of color, of music, of camera, of vision, of masculine protection. I felt fully in my body and transcendent at the same time. So alive, so free. So goddess! So me. When the shoot was over, I could have walked out of Gregory’s studio into the street and levitated, flown really, through the city of angels wearing only paint and a smile. Life shifting. An incredible experience. And such gorgeous mementos. The images are stunning. Love. Love. Love. Grateful.
Amaleyaosei: Deep gratitude to Gregory Beylerian for holding such a sacred space for the feminine. Your presence, vision and devotion to this work does not go unnoticed. Gratitude for capturing the essence of all that was expressed, Thank You!
Chelsee: Greg is by far the most connected, expressive, heartfelt photographer I have ever shot with. This shoot was filled with so much safety, trust, expansiveness, connection, joy, play, sensuality, expression, love, liberation, & profound empowerment. Thank you Greg for your artistic genius & your love for beauty!
Selected Works
