Watercolors by Liana Yarckin: Flying into Spring at the Dallas Arboretum

Friday, February 24, 2017

Flying into Spring at the Dallas Arboretum

Happy Spring to you! Almost. My work with butterflies has evolved into something I never imagined. About 5 -7 years ago I had imagined a watercolor of a multitude of butterflies flying all around with me in the center. I could never get it on paper. I have posted about this before. Trying to get the idea of a kaleidoscope (that is what a group of butterflies is called) of butterflies in flight. I started with butterflies on flowers, then went to butterflies in flight, then a single realistic butterfly, then single "watercolory" butterfly to now a kaleidoscope of butterflies in flight. Trying to capture the fluttering wings on video let alone paper is hard! I have been blessed now with noticing butterflies wherever I go. Sometimes they stay in my presence for so long, it is too much to video. My son and I had the pleasure of watching and video taping a beautiful butterfly in our garden feasting on the pollen in the flowers for over 20 minutes. He (the butterfly) was so happy with our garden. I think I wrote on my facebook page about what kind of flowers were in our garden that the butterflies like. I am pleased with what my art has evolved into at the moment. I thought it was interesting how it came about. I have posted some samples of the journey here with most recent first. Some have already sold from when I posted on instagram or facebook or at Cerulean Gallery. The others, plus new ones that have yet to be created will be at Artscape at the Dallas Arboretum April 28-30. Be sure to go because I, too, am like a butterfly, I never know where my wings will take me. I did not do Artscape last year because I was preparing for a gallery show. So come this year!!!!!