Nude Models Create Incredible Body Paint Portraits in Front of DC Monuments [PHOTOS]

WASHINGTON, DC — A New York City-based artist is creating artwork like you've never seen before using D.C.'s famous landmarks, from the White House to the Lincoln Memorial.

Trina Merry, an artist who specializes in body paint, has painted up nude models so that they perfectly blend in with the background when the photo is taken at the right angle, giving them the illusion of transparency as they strike various poses.

She posted several of these portraits on her Instagram accounts, with models posing in front of the White House, Washington Monument, Supreme Court, Jefferson Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial.

Merry has used the trick before. There is another photo on her Instagram of a woman painted up to blend in with the backdrop of Florence, Italy behind her. Another one includes a model blending into the Brooklyn Bridge.

You can view more of her work here. Her D.C. portraits are embedded below:

"Jefferson Memorial", Sweet Land of Liberty Series Model: @emmaearnest Assistant: @jessicameleon Something I've been struck by during this election process is how Trump attacked women and then women put up defenses and aggressively attached back in a masculine energy. What if we tried something a little more yin & yang, and instead worked inside a feminine energy? What would that kind of a protest look like? Perhaps loving, inclusive, vulnerable, intimate, soft... I love this image as an example of that contrasting energy- for me this represents Power versus Freedom. On exhibit at the Edward Hopper House "Small Matters of Great Importance" (framed 8x12" only $150. Other sizes available in online shop with a 30% off discount this week- link in bio).
A photo posted by Trina Merry (@trinamerry) on Nov 23, 2016 at 6:01am PST

"Lincoln Memorial", Sweet Land of Liberty Series. "Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves." -Abraham Lincoln Visual Art: Trina Merry Models: @jessicameleon & @they_kall_me_beauty #camouflage #camo #riseabove #womensrights #bodyart #bodypositive #bodypaint
A photo posted by Trina Merry (@trinamerry) on Nov 20, 2016 at 5:35am PST

"Supreme Court", Sweet Land of Liberty Series. Justice, balance, human rights. #bodypaint #bodypainting #bodypositive #bodyart #supremecourt #camo #camouflage
A photo posted by Trina Merry (@trinamerry) on Nov 19, 2016 at 8:18am PST

"Pledge of Allegiance", Sweet Land of Liberty Series Yes we actually painted this at the White House ;) What are you "pledging allegiance to"? Is it a consumer product? Is it a corporation? Is it an aesthetic or ironic self identity? What would feel good & make you happy & proud when you had to do the pledge of Allegiance? Model: @jessicameleon #bodypositive #freethenipple #bodypaint #bodyart #womensrights #riseabove #camo #camouflage
A photo posted by Trina Merry (@trinamerry) on Nov 17, 2016 at 1:42pm PST

Washington Monument, Sweet Land of Liberty Series Artist: Trina Merry Human Canvases: @jessicameleon & Lily borenstein
A photo posted by Trina Merry (@trinamerry) on Nov 12, 2016 at 3:34pm PST

"Embrace", Sweet Land of Liberty Series. I will be bodypainting the results of each state as they come in throughout the night live on the @nymag facebook page. It's going to be historic, and I can't think of a better way to find out about the results then with a paintbrush in my hand. ;) Watch it live, starting around 6pm. Please get out and vote today! & yes, I really did paint @jessicameleon and @zactrautman on the White House lawn! #bodypaint #bodyart #election #whitehouse #imwithher #vote #rockthevote #newyork #newyorkmagazine #nyc #camo #camouflage
A photo posted by Trina Merry (@trinamerry) on Nov 8, 2016 at 5:34am PST

Image via Wikimedia user Jürgen Nagel