Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly - original watercolour

Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly - Aglais urticae

Watercolour - image 22.5" x 16.5" (framed 35" x 28") - a butterfly commonplace as a child in the British Isles.

Painted using artist grade paints/watercolours on archival paper (Arches), typically framed under museum-quality glass with archival matting and boards.  

Exhibition History: 

a) Accepted into the 86th Area Artists annual juried show at the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH, Jan 4-Feb 22, 2026.  Utterly honoured to have been included.  

b) Accepted into the Erie Art Mseum, 103rd Annual Juried Spring Show, Apr 4 - Aug 27, 2026.  Honoured to have been included.   

c) Creative Space Gallery, Avon, Ohio, July 2025, 10th Year Anniversary Show "Best of the Best", won DIRECTOR'S CHOICE AWARD.

Please note giclee prints of the original watercolor are available in 4 standard sizes, as well as custom-size prints available, per the PRINTS section of this website.