In this hand-painted pastel painting, a cabbage white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) meets beautiful purple lavender flowers in a summer garden.
As I walk through the garden in early summer, I savour the wonderfully relaxing scent of the beautiful lavender flowers in shades of purple, pink and lilac. I hear the birds singing and the bees buzzing and enjoy watching the beautiful butterflies dancing around the purple flowers of the lavender. These white butterflies often visit my lavender. I couldn't resist capturing them in this pastel painting.
This image is a detail of the original painting in contemporary square format.
The original painting is painted in an unusual vertical panoramic format.
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I have been a passionate artist since childhood. I work in traditional painting techniques such as watercolour, acrylic, pastel and drawing with charcoal, pencil and ink. For me, inspiration is everywhere around me. My favourite subjects are flowers, animals (especially cats and birds), landscapes.. Read more…
Germany
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Germany
Germany
Germany
Netherlands
Netherlands
Germany
Germany
Netherlands