There I was drawing and was attacked by these 25 pound, orange bugs..........No that's not true. They were orange but the 25lbs might be an exaggeration. But gorgeous they were. Here sat an artist with multiple shapes of bright orange and pumpkin colors, polka dots everywhere and me an amateur colorist. So I redirected my efforts and captured them in my infamous moleskine. I did look them up and if I'm not mistaken they are a BEETLE. I pray my art did them some justice. Soon their prettiness wore off and they became pests. The day sky was a brilliant blue and here their color of red-orange on a bed of semmi spring greens. How much better could it have been.
These are great... love the colors. I have heard of swarms of beetles but I have never seen one in 'real life'. It sounds like you were in the middle of one.
ReplyDeleteLovely, Rick! (And yep, love those crazy swarms, but they can indeed make you nuts when they swarm on YOU...)
ReplyDeleteOh my - what a riot of colors. I like the layout of the page too.
ReplyDeleteI love your use of color! I was once standing on a mountain ridge and a swarm of migrating ladybugs enveloped me, many of them landing. Magical!
ReplyDeleteYou guys make my day...God bless you!
ReplyDeletereally beautiful Ricky - I love the splashes of colour... does create the seems that they are swarming around
ReplyDeleteBeautiful beetles ~ and so nice the way the pools of color run into each other! You even captured the shiny shells. Now this is true dedication, to keep painting in the midst of beetle chaos.
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