Butterfly Convention collage "Sunflower" is a softly purple-tinted

"Sunflower" is a softly purple-tinted mixed-media flower painting

It's difficult to let go of the hard work you've put into the former

Alpine Flower Two is an original cyanotype on archival watercolor paper

and respect

I love them for their umbrella-shaped flowers that turn into hundreds of little seeds at the season's end

Butterfly Convention collage "Sunflower" is a softly purple-tintedMixed media (printers ink, watercolor, India ink) on Arches watercolor paper Image size 6" x 6", Paper size 11" x 11" Masking the butterflies, I printed a layer of dark ink to make their colorful watercolored wings glow. Did you know a group of butterflies is called a kaleidoscope?