My friend Mike had a technique
with markers…the bleed-through
to the next page suggested an
image which inspired the graphic
on the page. I adopted that here…
I don’t think thiswas from life.
Oh, yeah, these were
prototypes for a story
I never completed…
Being a lazy dazybones I
only drew half of this butterfly
in 1978. In 2009 I flipped the
image to add the other wings.
only drew half of this butterfly
in 1978. In 2009 I flipped the
image to add the other wings.
It’s not a monarch..I think
it’s one of those freeloading
butterflies with similar markings
to fool predators, but no
poisonous taste.
it’s one of those freeloading
butterflies with similar markings
to fool predators, but no
poisonous taste.
I suppose it wouldn’t be
difficult to identify this
particular butterfly…I
caught it in Florida in 1978…
sketched it from life and
then, like the saint I am,
released it unharmed.