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Monarch caterpillar peeks out from butterflyweed flowers to peer at monarch butterfly, the Minnesota state butterfly

Monarch on Butterflyweed

  • March 23, 2023August 17, 2023
  • by Rachael Koppendrayer

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painted lady butterfly drinks nectar on New England aster flowers

Painted Lady on New England Asters

  • February 9, 2023May 18, 2023
  • by Rachael Koppendrayer

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Zebra Swallowtail butterfly on Jacob's Ladder flowers

Zebra Swallowtail

  • May 19, 2022April 23, 2022
  • by Rachael Koppendrayer

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Monarch butterfly on black-eyed susan flowers

Monarch

  • March 17, 2022October 24, 2022
  • by Rachael Koppendrayer

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Karner blue butterflies on wild lupine flowers

Karner Blue

  • January 13, 2022April 23, 2022
  • by Rachael Koppendrayer

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polyphemus moth with wings spread resting on branch of apricot flowers

Polyphemus Moth

  • December 2, 2021June 10, 2022
  • by Rachael Koppendrayer

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sphinx moth drinks nectar from blue delphinium flower

White-Lined Sphinx Moth

  • April 15, 2020June 10, 2022
  • by Rachael Koppendrayer

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Mourning Cloak butterfly with pussy willow flowers

Mourning Cloak and Pussy Willows

  • February 5, 2020May 11, 2022
  • by Rachael Koppendrayer

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Tiger swallowtail butterfly drinking nectar from orange hawkweed flowers

Tiger Swallowtail on Orange Hawkweed

  • October 16, 2019April 23, 2022
  • by Rachael Koppendrayer

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Luna moth rests on highbush cranberry flowers

Luna Moth

  • November 29, 2018January 31, 2022
  • by Rachael Koppendrayer

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I can't believe it's been two years already since Isaac & Izzy's Magical Maples (by @authorangelahendersonsmith and illustrated by me) was published! Here's a peek at the making of the final page. Christmas card 2022: "Delivery Status: Delayed" The Painted Lady is finished! Here's a slideshow of my progress, from the initial outline to the complete painting. The butterflies are busy in my garden today, providing plenty inspiration for art! At noon I was able to photograph a painted lady on dotted blazing star, a male tiger swallowtail on phlox, and monarchs on prairie blazing star! Painted Lady in progress! I'm almost done with the butterfly and ready to move onto the New England asters. I took my first bike ride of the spring last week, and sure enough, the pussy willows were in bloom, and the mourning cloak butterflies were on the wing! Lost Moccasins Here is Sophie, a colored pencil commission I did this winter! A commission I had for Christmas--Ace the black lab puppy (in colored pencil, of course).

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