This is a continuation of my musings about things in nature that inspire my artwork and will be a part of a series. If you haven’t read Part 1 of this series, you can read it here.
For Part 2, I’m looking at various butterflies and bees seen around my garden. On bright sunny days, I often walk outside to my backyard to take a breather, mostly from the administrative side of my art business, and view various creatures visiting my yard. I often come out with my camera in hand, ready to snap pictures. Often, various butterflies of a variety of colors, visit the many Hibiscus trees in my yard. I also have day lilies, tiger lilies, irises, daffodils, snap dragons and daisies.
My favorites are the bumble bees. I mean the big fat black and yellow ones that buzz slowly around the flowers with their legs full of pollens.
The Red-Spotted Purple butterfly is one of the common butterflies visiting my garden, with its velvety black and blue color, and a touch of red on the tip.
Another common butterfly around here is the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, with its bright yellow wings with touches of light blue and orange. On a bright sunny day it really shines.
The common swallowtail is just neat looking.
I love the bold blacks of the Black Swallowtail butterfly.
The big fat black and yellow bumble bee is always fun to watch
This one, fluttering near some snap dragons, has definitely made it into one of my artworks.
I almost want to reach out and pet the little furry creatures!
Together, butterflies and bees definitely do make a buzz!
Stay tuned for more articles in the series.
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