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Ember Wings, White Butterfly on Red

A white butterfly with black antennae and black shadow edges spreads its wings across a deep red background. Its wings have oval and teardrop cutouts, some in red and some filled with swirling orange and yellow, plus small round dots along the edges. The body is a long oval with a mirrored orange-and-green pattern, and the whole image is framed by a black border.

A white butterfly is an easy subject. What sets this one apart is the contrast between its flat, graphic surfaces and the swirling orange and yellow glow inside the wing openings, set on a deep red ground. The wings read as solid white, yet they are cut with oval and teardrop windows that look lit from within, and the same pattern is mirrored down the body. It is symmetrical and bold, and it suits someone who wants a butterfly with real colour and graphic punch, not a soft pastel one.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski