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Butterfly Art Drawings & Paintings
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Silvery Blue Butterfly (male) Painting in pastel
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"A Wink of Blue" original pastel painting
approx. size: 5" x 3"
Most of you may not realize this tiny butterfly which is resting momentarily on a single blade of grass has a wing-span of only about an inch. In addition to the striking blue metallic color of the upper wings, you should also notice the fray of tiny white hairs on the outer border of the wings which is characteristic of this species (Glaucopsyche lygdamus). I called this painting "A Wink of Blue" because you only see the intense color when the male opens his wings and it is only for a fraction of a second (like most butterflies, they keep the wings folded unless in flight)! The painting therefore acts as a "teaser" to the observer, offering only a partial glimpse of those splendid blue wings; something that can be easily missed in the blink of an eye.