Tiger Moth Pair orchid 16 x 20 inches

16 x 20 inches

rendered with Prismacolor colored pencil on archival

and its beautifully patterned wings are genuinely jaw-dropping

Artwork measures approximately 5 x 7 inches and comes matted and ready to pop into an 8 x 10 inch frame

Tiger Moth Pair orchid 16 x 20 inchesOil on birch wood block panels, 4x4 inches Every few years, entomologists at the California Academy of Sciences select an order of insects to do a "pest check" pulling out hundreds of drawers to scan each specimen for signs of damage. I was lucky enough to get assigned to the tiger moths. It seemed like each drawer I pulled contained more amazing specimens than the last: striking oranges, pinks, and yellows, and some that looked as though they had