Malachite butterfly painting

3 Jan 2020

Numata Longwing Butterfly Transparent Watercolor and Time-lapse Video

by Matt | posted in: Finished Paintings, time lapse | 0

The Numata Longwing Butterfly is native to most of South America. Its yellows, orange and black contrast really well with the dark greens of the leaf and background on this painting. Macro views of butterflies take a long time to … Continued

19 Dec 2019

Malachite Butterfly Transparent Watercolor and Time-lapse Video

by Matt | posted in: Finished Paintings, Photos, time lapse | 0

It’s been about 18 years since I last painted a butterfly. At that time I created several to decorate our infant daughter’s bedroom. I used to paint them life-sized, but these magnified views posed more of a challenge. Those tiny facets on the wings took a long time to … Continued