Butterflies for Kenny #5

 

This butterfly is a homage to Charles Demuth’s I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold. 

I am absolutely crazy about the way it turned out.  But then again, the original is one of my favorite pieces at The Met. 

You can follow @butterfliesforkenny on Instagram and use the hashtag #butterfliesforkenny to join the fun.

Here are links for the book…

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/butterflies-for-kenny-pj-lehrer/1127864718

https://www.amazon.com/Butterflies-Kenny-PJ-Lehrer/dp/0989742237

 

And here are my previous butterflies...

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2020/08/butterflies-for-kenny-4.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2020/03/butterflies-for-kenny-3.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2020/02/butterflies-for-kenny-2.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2018/08/butterflies-for-kenny-1.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2018/02/butterflies-for-kenny.html

Cheers!

PJ

(c) 2023 PJ Lehrer

Butterflies for Kenny #4

This butterfly is of course a homage to Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night.  As always happens when I pay tribute to an artist's work, I have come away more impressed than ever.  

Specifically, I was surprised by the wide range of colors he used, which I hadn't really noticed before.  There was so much nuance to his palate that I had a bit of trouble representing it faithfully even with my massive collection of color pencils.  Hats off to a genius.

Here are links for the book in case you want to join the fun!

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/butterflies-for-kenny-pj-lehrer/1127864718

https://www.amazon.com/Butterflies-Kenny-PJ-Lehrer/dp/0989742237

And here are my previous butterflies...

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2020/02/butterflies-for-kenny-2.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2018/08/butterflies-for-kenny-1.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2018/02/butterflies-for-kenny.html

Cheers!

PJ

(c) 2020 PJ Lehrer

Butterflies for Kenny #1

In February 2018, I published Butterflies for Kenny, a coloring book that I created for my brother Kenny.  It's available online if you want to buy a copy and play along.  After you color, you can post your art on Instagram at #butterfliesforkenny.  So far, I've gotten two people to play - thanks Sheila and Kat :-).

This is my first page - Butterfly #1.  

As you can see, I color both inside and outside of the lines, and encourage others to do so too. ;-)  This page was inspired by 60's psychedelic art - always a personal favorite.

Here's a link to the book announcement...

http://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2018/02/butterflies-for-kenny.html

Cheers!

PJ

(c) 2018 PJ Lehrer