Ross Bollerup

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Butterfly Series Statement

This series is a direct consequence of having a garden. Butterflies are attracted to the flowers and vegetables and our garden is full of them. They are so obvious as they dipsy-doodle and fly by and then so hidden when they find a spot perfectly camouflaged in the garden flora.

The various opaque wing shapes on the transparent watercolour paintings were coloured independently and became harmonious as I repainted them several times with multi layers of paint. In the acrylic canvases the butterfly forms are transparent and with the layering and over lapping create space and movement in the picture plane. I tried to capture their fluttering activities with pattern and colour.