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10+ Beautiful Butterfly Painting Ideas

Butterflies, which belong to the order Lepidoptera (making them closely related to moths), are some of the most colorful creatures you will find anywhere. With over 24,000 species, they can be found in all continents except Antarctica. Because of the many colors that they don and the variety of intriguing wing patterns that they come in, it’s not surprising that artists around the world are drawn to them and have modeled their paintings after them.

If you are an artist yourself or if you are just looking around for some amazing butterfly artwork, then you’ve come to the right place. Scroll down and take a look at our collection of beautiful butterfly paintings.

If you also have an affinity for feathered creatures, you may also want to check out our list of bird paintings.

Butterfly Watercolor Art

butterfly watercolor art

Acrylic Butterfly Painting

acrylic butterfly painting

Butterfly Art Painting

butterfly art painting

Abstract Butterfly Painting

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Realistic Butterfly Painting

realistic butterfly painting

Butterfly Portrait Painting

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Butterfly Fun Facts

Much like the subjects of these flower paintings, butterflies can practically be found anywhere around the world. But most of us do not know much about these creatures. Here are a few butterfly fun facts that remind you never to judge a book by its cover:

Watercolor Butterfly Painting

watercolor butterfly painting

Butterfly on Flower Painting

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Butterfly Fantasy Painting

butterfly fantasy painting Source

Butterfly Oil Painting

butterfly oil painting

Creative Butterfly Painting

creative butterfly painting

The Happy Medium

A Different Kind of Canvas

You’ve gotten this far, so you’ve already read about all the fancy paintings of butterflies done in different mediums, but have you heard of painting on a butterfly? A few artists in the name of art have taken the corpses of dead butterflies and turned their wings into a unique canvas. If the butterflies in your part of the world are the larger ones, then you may want to look into this style.

Despite some of the disenchanting facts you may have learned about butterflies, the fact that they are great painting subjects remains the same. So take a few ideas from the list on this page, and start your own project.

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