Last summer I had several species of butterflies visiting my flowers. I had both male and female gray hairstreak butterflies
that seemed to prefer my mint plants. They fed on the flowers and were around for some time giving me ample
opportunities to study them closely and take reference photos. In most light they are a dull gray color on the inner wings, but when the sunlight caught them just right a beautiful iridescence could be seen that I never knew existed. That is what I tried to capture in this
painting, those beautiful colors on a bright, sunny day.
Last summer I had several species of butterflies visiting my flowers. I had both male and female gray hairstreak butterflies
that seemed to prefer my mint plants. They fed on the flowers and were around for some time giving me ample
opportunities to study them closely and take reference photos. In most light they are a dull gray color on the inner wings, but when the sunlight caught them just right a beautiful iridescence could be seen that I never knew existed. That is what I tried to capture in this
painting, those beautiful colors on a bright, sunny day.