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Ember Wings, Two Orange Butterflies

Two bright orange butterflies with dark outlined wing veins sit one above the other on curling olive-green stems. They are set on a white panel inside a thick, ornate border of deep red, amber and gold swirling patterns. The wings have a mottled, flame-like texture with red flecks.

A collector wants this piece over other butterfly prints for its fire-coloured wings. They look backlit, like stained glass, with a mottled orange surface, fine red flecks and dark veining, and they sit on a clean white panel inside a deep red and amber ornate border. It is a butterfly picture with real warmth and a bold graphic frame, not a soft, pale or realistic one. Two butterflies stacked on one vertical panel also suit a narrow wall better than a single centred subject does.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski