Description
Ā “Monarch”
Monarch Butterfly, (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly with wings closed nectaring on narrowleaf milkweed
9.25″x 12.5″ 100% cotton paper made by artisans, printed with eucalyptus, red bud, black oak, tree of heaven leaves, illustrated with pencils
This butterfly is drawn from a photo I took at Rivers & Lands Conservancy’s California Native Plant Garden at Bryant Park. There were dozens of monarchs there that day and I wanted to remember what planting a patch of milkweed could create.
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