Butterfly Canvas Monet one trunk curving low over

one trunk curving low over the water as its fronds spill across the bright blue sky

while slender tree trunks rise on the left toward a glimpse of soft blue sky

and a worn path of bare earth runs between the rows

Monochrome landscape drawing at its purest

The elevated view and the quiet drift of fog suggest vastness

Butterfly Canvas Monet one trunk curving low overA swallowtail butterfly perches gracefully on a spray of coral blossoms in this softly painted study, its cream and black wings tipped with warm orange and dotted with deep blue along the lower margins. The salmon pink flowers cluster on slender branches that arc in from the left, their petals loosely brushed yet full of life. Behind, a muted backdrop of deep forest green and shadowed foliage lets the insect and blooms step quietly forward. The mood