Butterfly Sketch for Miniature Painting
January 31st, 2007 at 6:52 pm (Butterfly Paintings & Sketches, Nature Paintings & Sketches, Paintings, Paintings in Little - Small Miniature Paintings, Sketches, Studies, & Doodles)
This is a graphite sketch/drawing for a new miniature painting I will be starting soon. 
It is a Queen butterfly. The species is similar to a monarch, but a darker russet color and not as defined with black markings. I will be sketching out an arrangement of flowers and a background to add to it as well. 
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A Graphite Butterfly « Wildlife Artist Rebecca Latham said,
February 2nd, 2007 at 11:15 pm
[…] is new little graphite sketch/drawing of a butterfly. I will be starting a painting of it soon - A smaller painting. It’s a Queen butterfly. The […]
kendra said,
August 25th, 2007 at 11:09 am
WOW
tatiana said,
September 23rd, 2007 at 2:50 am
what inspired you to draw this butterfly? it’s really beautiful
Rebecca said,
September 29th, 2007 at 9:49 pm
Thank you.
I study butterflies often. In the summertime the butterflies that are native to Minnesota visit the gardens that are just outside my studio windows. I also visit butterfly houses to see them. This one is from a butterfly exhibit at the Minnesota Zoo.
I used this sketch for a painting - adding some wildflowers that I studied in Wyoming (Grand Teton National Park). The painting is posted here - http://www.lathamstudios.com/rebeccasblog/blog/2007/03/30/queen-butterfly-miniature-painting/
Rebecca