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Post by smallcopper on Dec 23, 2013 9:20:36 GMT -8
I asked an artist friend if she would mind painting me an unseasonal M.arion on a Christmas decoration to hang on my tree this year. She did a lovely job, I think. So I shall be commissioning some more butterfly baubles next year. Any suggestions on species? Should I stick to my dearly beloved lycaenidae, or include some of those brash nymphalidae?! Attachments:
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Post by nomad on Dec 23, 2013 9:45:06 GMT -8
How about L. dispar or L. phlaeas, they are sure to stand out.  |
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Post by smallcopper on Dec 23, 2013 10:47:03 GMT -8
Both very much on the cards. I was wondering whether to ask for a snowy ab.Schmidtii! And then there are the glittering delights of P.coridon and P.bellargus... Ah-ha! Inspiration. How about a nice female C.argiolus sat on... holly! What could be Christmassier than that?  |
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Post by papilio28570 on Dec 26, 2013 21:04:49 GMT -8
Neat idea! How much $$ were you charged?
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Post by smallcopper on Jan 9, 2014 4:32:18 GMT -8
£15 including packing and postage - which I thought was very reasonable for a unique, hand-painted and infinitely reusable piece. And no worries about museum beetles!
PM me if you'd like me to give you the contact details of Sally (my artist friend). She's done a lot of butterfly illustration in the past, and comes from a family with a super-impeccable place in the history of British lepidoptery, which makes the work she does that bit more special and cherished.
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