Backyard Butterflies

A few weeks ago, while the blackberries in the backyard were in bloom, the butterflies were everywhere.  I took some closeups of a couple of them, then painted them - here's the first one. 

This is a Great Spngled Fritillary (Speyeria Cybele) - my wife loves butterflies!

This painting is a 5x7 oil on canvasboard, available beautifully framed for $180, free shipping.


Here is another backyard butterfly.

This is a Monarch (Danaus Plexippus) - a beauty!

Also a 5x7, $180, free shipping.