Season of Plenty, Butterfly Photo - Portraits of Animals

“Season of Plenty” prints are made in archival inks on Epson Silky Photo Paper, Cold Press Digital Giclee Paper or Artist Canvas.

Cabbage White Butterfly on Asters, Butterfly Photo

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

While I often photograph butterflies and wildflowers in the wild, these were actually growing in a parking lot. When our town’s parking lots were rebuilt a few years ago standards for stormwater management were integrated into the plan, and a swale with plantings between the rows of cars was filled with native plants. Each year asters, hypericum, helenicum, goldenrod, several ornamental grasses and more bloom in succession through the year.

Occasionally I choose a photo rather than a painting for my Nature & Wildlife desktop calendar. This series of photos of abundant asters visited by white and cream cabbage butterflies came to mind as the light changed for September, milder, soft and warm.

I think all the pollinators in town were pleased with our decision to plant native plants in our new parking lots, as I watched this one particular butterfly flit endlessly from one aster to the next gathering his autumn harvest before the frost, hence the title.

If you are interested in butterflies and habitats, please read my article about designing, building and certifying your butterfly habitat, along with downloadable information sheet of plants and butterfly species on The Creative Cat, Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat: Plan and Certify Your Butterfly Garden Habitat.

SHIPPING

Shipping within the US is included in all the prices listed. All shipping is via Priority Mail. Prints are shipped flat in a rigid envelope. Canvases are shipped in a box to fit with padding. Since this original is small it is also shipped in a box with extra padding.

PRINTS

Note that all prints will have some area of the original photo cropped to fit the dimensions.

FRAMED PRINTS

Please ask about custom framing. Framed prints are signed on the photo and on the mat.

PHOTO PRINTS

Prints are made on acid-free gloss photo paper using archival digital inks. I usually leave an inch or two of white around the print for easier frame fitting. All prints are countersigned by me.

Larger sizes are available than what I have listed, so please ask if you want a special size.

CANVAS PRINTS

I usually have at least one of the smaller sizes of canvases on hand, but order larger ones as they are ordered here because customers often want a custom size. Smaller canvases are a 3/4″ in depth, Canvases 12 x 16 and larger are 1-1/2″ in depth. I set them up so the image runs from edge to edge, then the sides are black or white or sometimes I slip in a color that coordinates with the painting.

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