I think this is finished, although I may do a little more when I get back to it in two weeks. It’s the first in a series of three. All about the small overlooked things. Beetles, mushrooms and slugs. I haven’t created any of the colours in the beetles below, they are all painted as accurately as I can from photos.
The canvas is about 1m X .45 m
It’s fibre reactive dye and acrylic on canvas.
I love that they look shiny!
That’s so beautiful! The rainbow of bugs is a feast for my eyes.
I love that you’ve done a light spectrum to showcase the colors of the beetles!
Closeups of these marvelous buggy friends are requested!
Close ups of the lovely beetlefolk, added above 
I am fascinated by bugs. It must have been difficult choosing which ones to do since there are so many beetles! The green one is a favorite, but they all deserve recognition.
A series…so we can expect slugs or snails or mushrooms or lichen?
Meee toooo, the shiny green guy, ooh!
Slugs and mushrooms. I’m planning on doing just three!
It looks gorgeous! The colors and details are perfectly entrancing!
Congratulations! Your cool craft is one of this week’s Featured Projects! WOO!
Thank you so much sweetie x
So pretty I love the bugs…
This is one of my favourite things I’ve seen here. I’m completely smitten with the naturally occuring colours of the beetles, the execution of the shimmer, the rainbow. All of it. Gold Star. 
Thank you xx
This is super cool!
It’s absolutely gorgeous! I love everything about it.
I have a preserved dung beetle in my curio cabinet, it’s a gorgeous creature that has a dirty job.
I can’t say I’m much of a fan of bugs, but I love the detail you’ve put into yours, the shine on the lil yellow spotty bug, the shadows and the antennae!
Some bugs have beautiful colors and a cool iridescents to them. You captured it so well. They are stunning. I am so curious how you will make slugs cool. Can’t wait to see all of them.
This is beautiful. I love it. I can’t wait to see the other 2 in the series as well. What a cool idea!
