This drawing depicts the Common White butterfly (Pieris rapae rapae) resting on a blue hydrangea bloom, where soft luminosity meets quiet density. Rendered in fine coloured pencil on drafting film, the work uses light, layered blues and translucent whites to create an atmosphere of stillness rather than fixed form.
The butterfly appears weightless against the textured depth of the hydrangea, its pale wings briefly anchored in a field of colour that feels both floral and elemental. Rather than a dramatic encounter, the scene is intimate and understated, a fleeting pause shared between plant and insect, held through close attention.
At its heart, White on Blue reflects on the quiet clarity of ordinary moments. In the meeting of white and blue, light and density, the work reveals how gently life arranges itself when simply observed, and how even the most unremarkable encounters can become quietly luminous.
Framed: 25 x 35 cm | 9.84 x 13.78 inches.
Unframed: 21 x 29.7 cm | 8.27 x 11.69 inches.
Medium: artist pencil on drafting film.
Framing: the artwork comes ready to hang, and is professionally matted and framed with UV protective and non-reflective glass.
