Swallowtails in the Sun

Oil On Canvas

16x24 inches

2025

Luminous yellow against a cool blue sky, western tiger swallowtails flutter through soft white clouds in this joyful painting. Messengers of joy and hope, these beloved butterflies carry a brightness in each wingbeat, their bold yellow and black markings popping against the open sky like little rays of sunshine.

Captured from multiple angles and in different postures, each butterfly reveals something new: the bold black tiger striping of the upper wings, the delicate blue and coral accents near the tail, the softer, intricate patterning of the underside, a reminder that even the most familiar beauty rewards a closer look. Careful, detailed brushwork honors every marking and every graceful curve of their wings, while the open sky above gives the whole painting a feeling of possibility.

Bright, warm, and deeply optimistic, this is a painting made to inspire positivity and happiness in the everyday, a reminder that some of the most joyful things in life are right outside your window, and to bring your own sunshine when it’s cloudy.

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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