Ray Leaning - Corset Artist

Ray Leaning is an artist specializing in erotic 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 prints.
Ray was born in Lincolnshire in November1959. As a teenager he fell in love with rock music, motorbikes, girls and comic book art (Marvel & DC). After a varied early career (crane driver in Scunthorpe steelworks; motorbike courier in Manchester; modeller of life-size fiberglass dinosaurs . . .) Ray was accepted as a mature student at Exeter College of Art. He graduated in Fine Art Painting in 1984. After a brief period teaching art, he began working as a graphic designer in the field of illustrated publishing in Soho.

Nineteen years on, Ray now lives in Brighton with Carol, several offspring and a '76 Bonneville. He continues to freelance as an Art Director and Consultant producing graphics - from company logos & identities to magazine blueprints, from brochures to advertising campaigns for small businesses and international publishers - but has at last found time and space for his first love - painting sexy ladies.

His artwork has been featured in: Cartier International Polo Magazine, The Erotic Review, The Independent, SW magazine, Penthouse, Ritual, Secret Magazine, Skin Two, Marquis, Forum, in Reuters news reports and on BBC and L!VE TV.

Some examples of Ray's wonderful work is below. More can be found at MUSE Fine Art and Design pages

Limited Edition Prints

Original Sketches

Open Edition Prints

Art and Images Copyright of their owner. Used by kind permission from Ray Leaning.