The Imperfect Butterfly
When we're first learning to make art as children, we hear a few things that become familiar over time. Skies are blue! Tree trunks are brown, leaves are green. Butterflies are supposed to be perfectly symmetrical! "Mini-Butterfly 1" 4 x 4 inch found metal and acrylic on canvas Click here to view auction Well, if you take a long look around you, you'll notice that most of that well-intended advice was wrong. Trees can have blue, purple, and green trunks-- or even red or yellow, depending on the lighting. Leaves can be just about any color too! Butterflies, while appearing symmetrical, aren't necessarily so if you look closely. Most of the butterflies I paint from photos have damaged wings, which isn't noticeable to me until I take the time to examine the photos in detail. "Mini-Butterfly 2" 4 x 4 found metal and acrylic on flat canvas Click here to view auction So why do we hear the same advice being repeated to kids over th