Butterfly Garden II Painting

One of the things the artist has become involved in doing is raising native butterflies from eggs she collects in her yard. Her concerns were raised when so many of the pollinators have been declining in numbers especially butterflies. After finding a Monarch on the beach seemingly dead. It had washed in when it had been caught by a wave as it took part in the annual butterfly migration. Later she found in December a Monarch Caterpillar on a Butterfly Weed outside her back door. It was winter so she brought it in and once it became a butterfly she took it all the way to Orlando, Florida to release it where it would have more flowers. These two things ignited a concern as she began to learn more and more about these beautiful creatures. This is the second in a series of paintings focusing on the varieties she finds in her own yard along with the host plants that each must have to feed their caterpillars. Feeling that a 3% survival rate in the wild she could make a difference by raising them inside without predators and then releasing them in the wild. Each of the paintings shows the butterflies common to North Florida and her own backyard and the environment they can survive in with plenty of nectar plants and food for their caterpillars.

Painting:Acrylic on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:36 W x 24 H x 2 D in

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