No other subject is so expressive, so symbolic, so universal yet so personal, so provocative, so rich with artistic potential, as is the bare human body. A pillar of western art for 2000 years, art authority Kenneth Clark goes so far to say “the nude is not a subject of art, but a form of art.” 
Ever since taking a non-credit life drawing class while in college, I have aspired to master rendering the nude figure. After three decades of practice, I'm starting to get the hang of it - even exploring figures who are still wearing clothes.