Boulder Copper Lycaena boldenarum (2022) is an original artist pencil drawing on drafting film. This artwork is professionally framed with specialist ultraviolet light protection and measures 25 x 35 cm framed.
Artwork description
Boulder Copper offers an intimate encounter with one of Aotearoa's smallest native butterflies, captured at rest upon a sun-warmed stone. Delicately drawn in artist pencil on translucent drafting film, the butterfly's coppery tones shimmer with iridescence, their subtle gradients revealed through careful layering and soft light. The contrast between the fragile insect and the solidity of the stone invites reflection on resilience and scale — how the smallest creatures make their quiet mark in a vast landscape. This piece is a meditation on stillness and survival, drawing attention to the beauty of the unnoticed and the quiet harmony of life lived close to the earth.
