Black Swallowtail butterfly on grass with yellow sunlight in background. A 2020 Poet/Artist Collaboration 19 entry. The poem mentions a gardeners struggle with caterpillars eating their flowers and yet is still able to enjoy the butterflies in their garden. This larger than life painting shows a newly emerged butterfly drying its wings in the sunlight - thus preparing for its first flight. ©2020

image size: 24x 1.25 x 36 inches.

medium: original acrylic on canvas