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Ember Wings, Symmetrical Orange Butterfly

A symmetrical orange and yellow butterfly with open wings sits in the center of a white background. The wings are filled with swirling, marbled orange, red and gold color, with thin dark outlines marking the veins and large panel shapes. Rows of bright yellow oval spots run along the wing edges, and a pale pink and lilac body joins the two sides. The antennae curve upward from a round yellow head.

A collector wants this piece for pure visual warmth. It is one butterfly, perfectly mirrored, in glowing orange, gold and red against a clean white ground. Many butterfly images are naturalistic or sit on busy backgrounds. This one is a bold graphic cut-out whose wings are filled with marbled, swirling color inside crisp outlined vein panels, with rows of bright yellow spots along the edges. It reads instantly from across a room and rewards a closer look.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski