Image © Stephanie Ruble
When the conference ended on Sunday, my friend Emily suggested that we go to see the butterfly exhibit at the Museum of Natural History. So Emily, Angela and I went to the butterfly exhibit thanks to Emily’s friend Paul, who was nice enough to get us in and show us the butterflies. Thanks Paul!!!
Image © Stephanie Ruble
I’ve seen butterflies and I’ve even been to a butterfly exhibit before, but this time was different. I made a friend! They released new butterflies into the exhibit while we were there, and this little one flew right to my hand, crawled on top of my camera (which made it hard to take pictures – Paul took the one below). She stayed with me until we were ready to leave, when they coaxed her onto a leaf.
Image © Paul Berger
My new friend and the other butterflies I saw and took pictures of inspired me to draw what I don’t know. I’m not a butterfly artist, or at least I wasn’t before. Since that day I’ve done tons of sketches and several paintings. At first I tried to make them look like the pictures, but I’m not a realistic artist.
Image © Stephanie Ruble
Now I’m painting pictures inspired by the butterflies and they’re much better … although I don’t have any to show yet. Soon! I hope. Until then, I'm posting pictures of some of my other friends, in hopes that you will be inspired to draw or paint a butterfly (or even write about one).
Image © Stephanie Ruble
Image © Stephanie Ruble
Image © Stephanie Ruble
Image © Stephanie Ruble
Or you could paint something else that inspires you. Adrienne summed it up wonderfully said in the comments section the other day, "I guess if you stick only to what your comfortable with, you don't discover any fresh ideas."
Go create something new, different, daring, and fresh!
Great post! I love your butterfly pictures, too!
ReplyDeleteAWESOME! Cool about your little friend too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures! I just love those butterfly exhibits. The last time we went we discovered the butterflies flocked to white more than any color. Go figure!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see what you come up with.
Thanks Kelly, Rena and Adrienne!
ReplyDeleteAdrienne, that's interesting. One of the guys at the exhibit said that they flocked to green, red, and shirts with a thick weave (that they can hang onto). I was wearing red, and my cell phone is bright orange. I also had a HUGE butterfly on my back almost the whole time we were there, but since I couldn't see him, I wasn't as inspired by him as I was with the one on my cell.
I adore butterfly gardens. I had one on my hair the last time we went, and I felt like it made me cool. ;)
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to hear more about your butterfly art!
Carrie, I felt like it made me cool too! ;)
ReplyDeleteI love the pics! I got a new camera for my birthday and have been playing around with it...I'm enjoying the way the world looks through it...grin..
ReplyDeleteThanks Brenda. Enjoy your new camera!
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