This beautiful butterfly was on a trail in Lucas Valley. I sat down and started sketching it. As I moved in closer it actually crawled onto my SketchBook. I continued sketching.
I quickly did pencil drawing of the side view as it perched on rattlesnake grass.Pipevine on sketch bookThe emerald green colors I matched from the wing, as I sketched it while it was resting on the page.
Crystal Harling 