BUTTERFLY ON GINKO LEAF

This butterfly was found on a morning walk up Moeser hill. I carried it in my palm and on the way down I picked a fresh green ginko leaf. When I got home I set the butterfly on the leaf and because of the ginko's surface it sat right up as if it had sprung back to life.

Oil on maple

5" X 7"

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FIGURE 17

I had been longing to try a back pose and this model had such lovely coloring.

Oil on wood panel

6"X 8"

FIGURE 16

I started this two session painting with a layer of burnt sienna over a gray prime, then used a wipe out technique and went back into it with more lights and darks. I liked it too well to add more color, so during the second session I just made refinements. Yoshio is such a great model.

Oil on canvas