Painted Ladies on Wild Thistle

Oil On Canvas

8x10 inches

2026

The painted lady is one of the most widely traveled butterflies in the world, migrating in the millions each spring and summer across the skies of Southern California. And yet, with a wingspan of only about 2.5 inches, she is easy to overlook: a flash of burnt orange and intricate pattern, gone before you think to pause.

This painting asks you to look twice.

Two painted ladies flutter to a bright pink wild thistle in a clear blue sky, painted true to life in scale. Every wing marking, every delicate detail rendered exactly as it would appear in the world. There is something quietly profound about giving a small moment this much attention. So many of the most beautiful things in life pass by without a second glance, and this piece is a gentle insistence that they deserve one.

Small in size but rich in detail and intention, this is a painting that rewards the viewer who takes the time to really see it, much like the butterfly itself.

Painted with Winsor & Newton and Gamblin oils on stretched canvas, finished with a gloss varnish for richness and long-term protection. Framed in a solid maple wood floater frame, wired and ready to hang.

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