Using Models As Your Canvas Is Not New,

but I have never seen body art as good as this,

these are the work of artist John Poppleton, who combines his love of painting and his knowledge of photography to create stunning landscapes that glow under black light, all photographs © John Poppleton, 

above, 'Tree Tops', “Like most artists over the ages I feel the female form is just more pleasing to look at in art,” Poppleton said. “I could use the excuse that it’s because I’m a man attracted to the opposite sex but even female body painters prefer to paint on women over men.”

'Lanterns And A Castle', the idea came to Poppleton early one morning in 2010, when he happened to be sitting in a hotel bed,

'Northern Lights on Mother & Daughter', He was a professional photographer at the time, “stuck in wedding and portrait photography for more than 20 years,” by his own admission. But that morning his lifelong fascination of black lights, the human body, and the world around him “unexpectedly collided.”

'Lightning Rod', the results are stunning,

'Rain Forest Waterfall', you can see more of his work on his Facebook page, and better still look at some of his videos here, what fabulous paintings.