I Paint “Bodyscapes” That Glow Under Black Light

I’ve always been fascinated by black lights, the beauty of the human body, the world around me and the ability to create and express myself through art. However, it wasn’t until boredom set in, after being stuck in wedding a portrait photography for more than twenty years, that all of these ingredients unexpectedly collided creating what I call “Bodyscapes”. I’m now affectionately referred to as “The Bob Ross of Black Light Body Painting”, because of my style and the types of scene I choose to paint on the human canvas.

Coming from a photographic background I want my paintings to be as photo realistic as possible. In a darkened studio, while painting with UV body paint under the illumination of the black light, I’m literally painting with light. From the artist’s perspective it becomes a very surreal even spiritual experience.

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Tree Tops

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Lanterns And A Castle

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Autumn Gardens

Northern Lights on Mother & Daughter

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Sandra’s Fiery Worlds

Lightning Rod

Rain Forest Waterfall

Wild Grass

Misty Mountains

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Mountain Sky on husband & wife

Chad’s Mountain Lake

Lightning Struck

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Savannah Sunset

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World Apart

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Heather’s Mountain Sunset

Zeus vs Vesuvius

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Call of the Wild

Ice

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Mountain Milkyway

Sandra’s Galaxy

Bamboo Mist

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Our Stars

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Me

In the world of art, the intersecting paths of photography and body painting offer a unique canvas for expression.

Similar to a body painter’s experimentation with light and color, the blend of skills in transforming the human form offers a vibrant reflection of surrealism, resonating the art movement’s greatest minds like Salvador Dalí and Frida Kahlo.

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