Viceroy Butterfly on Queen Anne's Lace Watercolor Batik

by Conni Schaftenaar

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Dimensions

12.500 x 9.500 inches

Title

Viceroy Butterfly on Queen Anne's Lace Watercolor Batik

Artist

Conni Schaftenaar

Medium

Painting - Watercolor And Ink On Ginwashi Rice Paper

Description

Viceroy Butterfly on Queen Anne's Lace, Watercolor batik on gin washing rice paper, by Conni Schaftenaar.

The Viceroy butterfly is an interesting creature, mimicking the coloration of the Monarch butterfly almost perfectly as a protection against predators, primarily birds. As children, my brother and I were fascinated with butterflies, moths, and other insects and had many reference books about them. One Field Guide to Butterflies (if I remember the title correctly) was a well-loved, well-thumbed paperback handbook about North American butterflies. The page about the Viceroy stated that Viceroys took on the coloration of Monarchs because Monarchs are bitter and the birds avoid them; Viceroys apparently taste good to birds, so they evolved a coloration that protects them.

I found this photo on a reference photo site called pmp-art.com. The photographer is Jennifer Livick, and her beautiful photo can be seen here: https://pmp-art.com/jennifer-livick/gallery/27401/viceroy-img_1034a#gallery_img

I centered the butterfly in my painting and added another QAL flower on the left.

1st Place Tie in the Butterflies contest, July 2020
1st Place Tie in the NEW LOGO FOR AMAZING BUTTERFLIES GROUP, March 2022
2nd Place win in the OIL PAINTING - WATERCOLOR OR ACRYLIC - OF FLOWER WITH BUTTERFLY contest, August 2022
3rd place win in the Butterfly contest, February 2024

Featured in these FAA groups:
Mixed Media Art for Artists & Photographers 8/12/2016
Images that Excite You 7/24/2016
Greeting Cards for All Occasions 7/23/2016
Organically Grown, 8/14/2017
1000 Views on One Image, December 2020
Special Feature Nomination on 1000 Views on One Image, January 2021
Artwork Featuring Wildlife and the Great Outdoors, January 2021
Wildlife One A Day, February 2021
Wonder of Wings, September 2021
Mix Your Media, March 2022

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July 21st, 2016

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