Orange Sulphur Butterfly — Giclée on Paper Tote Bag from floatplanes

from floatplanes

and intricately spotted back reflected in the barely-rippled water below

fostering a love and appreciation for wildlife in young readers

the clearing sky above

sketching the same wing positions over and over until the geometry of the dive became second nature

Orange Sulphur Butterfly — Giclée on Paper Tote Bag from floatplanesAn Orange Sulphur Butterfly visits a red clover flower wings open, the orange yellow coloration with black borders precise, a second clover stem curving below. This 1969 watercolour is a paired botanical and entomological study: the butterfly and its host plant rendered with equal attention, the cream coloured paper ground giving the whole composition a warm, herbarium page quality. Glen's butterfly studies occupy a distinct place in his catalogue