Swallowtail Caterpillar on My Fennel Metal Print

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Another rare photograph that looks nice enough to share, this is one of five swallowtail caterpillars found on my bronze fennel plant the morning of May 25th, 2021. I just love the butterflies when they emerge, and think the color scheme on the caterpillars is nothing short of artistic in its own right. The brilliant green of the caterpillar's body is wonderfully complemented by the yellow-orange dotted black stripes, and the bronze shoots of new growth and dappled sunlight on our brown house provide the perfect backdrop.

I often joke that I learned to draw and paint because it is easier and quicker for me than getting a good photograph. I do still make the attempt to use my camera more effectively from time to time, but I have more natural aptitude to using a pencil or paint. Often what few photographs I am satisfied with become reference for my artwork. I work with charcoal, soft pastels, oil pastels, watercolor, acrylic, and am learning oil painting. I tend towards more realistic, although I have dabbled in impressionism when the fancy strikes. I live at the dead end of a dirt road in rural Florida with my husband and a yardful of critters, while the local deer and wild turkeys eat my annual efforts at gardening.