Size: 14” x 11” Oil on 7/8″ Gallery Wrapped Linen Canvas
The original painting along with fine art prints will be available on Saturday, July 19th at 9:00 am CST

After over 20 years of painting still lifes in oil, I realized I had never once painted a person. Not a single figure, not even a hand. I think I was always a little intimidated by it – so this week, I finally decided to challenge myself! This painting is my first attempt at capturing the human form – a quiet moment of a child reaching out to a butterfly. I wanted it to feel nostalgic, dreamlike, and full of that wide-eyed wonder we all start out with.

Be sure to check out the time-lapse process video on YouTube to watch it all come together!