…but their numbers are down 90% since 1992. You can help by planting milkweed, which is their main food source. Read more here.
This was another painted sketch done with my leftover brown paint. I also did a monarch post with a collage; you can see it here.
Tags: butterfly, endangered species, migration, monarch butterfly, painting
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I love how this turned out beautiful!!
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Thanks Jodi. And you are always making my mouth water when I read/see your recipes!
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Gorg! Chinese brush feel to it. Love, love, love
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Thank you!
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Beautiful! Thank you for the milkweed info, too.
Suggestion: Put this on a t-shirt. If you like idea, perhaps start your research at TeeSpring.com – You could make a little money, or donate to a cause.
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Thanks JoAnn, I’ll take a look.
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This is gorgeous in its simplicity – very Japanese, I think. 🙂
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Thanks. I’m enjoying the simple brushwork as a way to easy back into painting.
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Beautiful, thank you for your post today.
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thanks Sharon.
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This is such a lovely painting!!! And there have been noticeably fewer butterflies around here lately. We must get more milkweed into the world.
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Thanks Charlie. Maybe I’ve started a run on milkweed seeds!
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Let’s hope! 😉👍🏻
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Yep. The count is really low. I do have a large milkweed garden on the north side of my house. Had two monarch caterpillars and my granddaughters were able to watch one emerge from his chrysalis in September. Good post.
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Thanks, I hope the situation will turn around. Your milkweed garden is helping!
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Lovely painting and beautiful collage. My mother keeps a wild field for butterflies, I will have to ask how the population has been this year. Thank you for the information, it is a good reminder how connected everything is.
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Even when I was growing up in the suburbs, there was still lots of undeveloped space. I’m glad your mother is doing her part to help butterflies survive.
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