Article by John Poppleton
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.
Tree Tops
Lanterns And A Castle
Autumn Gardens
Northern Lights on Mother & Daughter
Sandra’s Fiery Worlds
Lightning Rod
Rain Forest Waterfall
Wild Grass
Misty Mountains
Mountain Sky on husband & wife
Chad’s Mountain Lake
Lightning Struck
Savannah Sunset
World Apart
Heather’s Mountain Sunset
Zeus vs Vesuvius
Untitled
Untitled
Call of the Wild
Ice
Mountain Milkyway
Sandra’s Galaxy
Bamboo Mist
Our Stars
Me
