Monarch Butterfly on Purple Flowers Watercolor Batik
by Conni Schaftenaar
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12.500 x 10.000 inches
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Title
Monarch Butterfly on Purple Flowers Watercolor Batik
Artist
Conni Schaftenaar
Medium
Painting - Watercolor And Ink Batik On Rice Paper
Description
Monarch Butterfly watercolor batik on ginwashi rice paper, by Conni Schaftenaar
Monarchs are among my favorite butterflies - my brother and I collected butterflies and moths as kids, and my amazing Mom would mount them for us. We would find Monarch larvae and gather milkweed blossoms and leaves and watch them make their beautiful chrysalises and morph into these brilliant orange beings. I also was privileged twice in my life to see a major Monarch migration - tens of thousands of them descended on a wooded path near my home when I was about 10 years old - it was a stunning experience!
I wanted to paint a Monarch and had no good reference photos of my own, so I found a reference photo on Paint My Photo - pmp-art.com, by Bonnie Sitter. You can see her photo at https://pmp-art.com/bonnie-sitter/gallery/30150/monarch-butterfly, and you can find other great reference photos that photographers are willing to share with artists for painting and other art works.
Mixed media painting - watercolor and ink.
3rd Place Tie in the Flowers That Attract Pollinators Contest, April 2021
2nd Place Tie in the Midwest Summer Contest, July 2021
3rd place tie in the My Favorite Featured Artwork in the Amazing Butterflies group contest, September 2023
Featured in:
Mixed Media Art for Artists & Photographers 8/12/2016
Exclusively Drawings & Paintings 7/23/2016
Elite Artists 7/2/2016
Mixed Media Art 7/9/2017
Special Feature in Mixed Media Art 8/1/2017
1000 Views on 1 Image, July 2021
Artist of Excellence, Mix Your Media Group, 2/20/2022
Mix Your Media, March 2022
Amazing Butterflies, March 2022
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June 17th, 2016
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Gary F Richards 16 Days Ago
Congratulations on your Top Finisher in the contest⦠BUTTERFLIES DRAGONFLIES AND BEES! F/L
Kay Brewer 24 Days Ago
Voted for your beautiful entry in the Butterflies, Dragonflies, and Bees contest!
Kay Brewer
Congratulations on your 3d place win in the My Favorite Featured Artwork In The Amazing Butterflies Group contest! voted
Anita Pollak
Congratulations on your 3rd Place Win in the Favorite Featured Artwork contest with this gorgeous work, Conni! F Voted.
Conni Schaftenaar
thanks, Sarah, and thanks to all who voted this to a 3rd place tie in the My Favorite Featured Artwork in the Amazing Butterflies group contest!
Sarah Irland
Congratulations, Conni, on your Win in the My Favorite Featured Artwork In The Amazing Butterfly and Pretty Small Insects Contest! A beautiful painting! L/F
Kay Brewer
Voted for your beautiful work in the My Favorite Featured Artwork In The Amazing Butterflies group!
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