Picture perfect! Amazingly realistic paintings of American landscapes appear to blend into the background

An artist's photographs of his amazingly realistic paintings in the scenes they were originally created appear to blend effortlessly into their subject.  

The images, which are set in a sequence of picturesque locations, are created by Aaron Schuerr, 46, from Livingston, Montana, who is a fine artist, the Daily Mail reports.

Aaron, who started painting in the 90's, says he loves nothing more than painting outside as he feels 'truly in the moment.'

His subjects range from thawing rivers running through the icy mountain range at Yellowstone National Park, to gnarled trees poking out of plains of toasted grass at Anza Borrego Desert State Park in California.

His stunning shots in their original context have amassed a huge following on he began sharing images of his easel artwork on his social media accounts. He said people like being able to see where the pieces were created and how they compare.