oil on cradled panel, 20" x 20"
As an experiment, I thought I would try to marry the gold underwing of the blue morpho on the left with its iridescent blue upperwing on the right. I like the overall effect. It's hard to pick a side of a butterfly's wings to paint, they are both so beautiful and yet so distinct. The pattern and coloring of the underwing is, in most cases, designed for detraction from predators, whereas that of the upperwing is meant to attract a mate. The yin and yang of life, right there in one delicate little creature. Amazing.
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