Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Leaf Footed Bug on Passion Flower-Pastel Painting


Here is another Project InSECT flashback. Pictured above is a finished image of "Napoleon" the leaf footed bug on a passion flower 2006. This extravagant insect is found in Brazil and is so called "leaf footed" due to the "bell bottom" style back legs. The finished pastel painting is 16" x 20" on Wallis Museum Paper. (The best pastel paper in the world by the way:) I normally do not paint flowers and such in the backgrounds of the insects, but have from time to time taken on the challenge of leaves and flower petals. 


1 comment:

Robert A Vollrath said...

So much fun in this pastel.

This insect looks better in bell bottoms than I ever did;)