Tags: Butterflies

This butterfly painting was based on a flower I found on one of my walks in the botanical gardens near where I live. The flower had many different butterflies stopping for a feed, so it was a perfect candidate for my painting.The Melbourne Botanical Ga ...

I added the Yellow Australian Admiral butterfly to make this a more interesting painting. It’s painted in the Old Masters style of grisaille with colour washes to give good depth and transparency in the colours. Close Up showing some detail of the Aust ...

I came across this butterfly at the Melbourne Zoo in the heated Butterfly House. Its an Australian Birdwing Butterfly, which adorns spectacular colours on its wings, the Melbourne zoo's butterfly house is operational all year and houses quite a few diffe ...

This painting was based on a flower I came across on one of my walks. I added the Australian Painted Lady Butterfly to make this composition a bit more interesting.My painting was created in the style of the Old Masters, using a black and white under pai ...