Reviews from

Gulf Fritillary

Agraulis vanillae

31 total reviews 
Comment from Stringbean


Congratulations on your 1st place win....well deserved. A gorgeous nature scene.....your play with light and shadows give this depth and interest and brings this piece to life. Good brush strokes and blending and shading of colors along with good details. A creative and talented art work. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 11-Jul-2019


reply by the author on 11-Jul-2019
    Thank you so very much! Your comments and your high rating are a great encouragement for me. :o)
Comment from iPhone7


Wow. I thought that this was a photo at first glance. Very lifelike and could have been a photo with a painterly look.

I can see why this was a contest winner. The details are wonderful and the colors are true.

The background really brings out the butterfly.

Great work Cleo and thankyou for reposting this one ~ Steve

 Comment Written 11-Jul-2019


reply by the author on 11-Jul-2019
    Thank you very much! Your kind compliments and your generous rating are a great encouragement for me. :o)
Comment from alaskapat


First of all: congratulations on your contest win! I can certainly see why this was the winner! It's beautiful and so very well created! The butterfly is so realistic, I appreciate the colors and details , shape and structure as well as it's placement in this scene, the green leaves are also very well created with perfect colors and tones, light and shadows ,I like the tiny orange flowers on the left., I can see that this was well thought out, it's perfect! I am sorry, I don't have a six , it certainly is worthy! Beautiful work!

 Comment Written 11-Jul-2019


reply by the author on 11-Jul-2019
    Thank your very much! Your in-dept review is a great encouragement for me. :o)
Comment from bunkie


Oh! Image is so Excellent and Absolutely love the color interpretation and wonderful detail. Beautifully painted Butterfly along with foliage. Very, very well done!
bunkie

 Comment Written 24-Mar-2017


reply by the author on 25-Mar-2017
    Thank you very much! Your review and rating are a great encouragement for me.
reply by bunkie on 25-Mar-2017
    You are very welcomer!
Comment from seshadri_sreenivasan


A beautifully made digital presentation. Superb realistic colours and balanced composition. The colours and light&shadow have come out well.Good luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 24-Mar-2017


reply by the author on 24-Mar-2017
    Your encouraging comments and generous rating are a great encouragement for me. Thank you very much!
Comment from Minnie Kaye


You have done a great job with this painting. I love the beauty of the butterfly. The leaves look so perfect. The colors are so genuine. The details that you placed everywhere are perfect. I love this, great job, thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 24-Mar-2017


reply by the author on 24-Mar-2017
    Thank you very much for your kind review!
reply by Minnie Kaye on 24-Mar-2017
    You're welcome
Comment from helvi2


At the same time you posted this there was a posting of the same butterfly in a photo. (which could have been yours) I just wanted to let you know I thought you did an awesome job of digitally painting this! It definitely looks like it has the right markings to me.

Very Nicely Done!

 Comment Written 24-Mar-2017


reply by the author on 24-Mar-2017
    Thank you very much for your encouraging review!
    The photo wasn't mine, the butterfly is not the same individual either. The photo was taken hundreds of miles away from where I live. The photographer and I got carious about as well after discovering the coincidence.
Comment from ciaobella


This is a very pretty painting. It does look realistic with the colors you used. Good luck with the contest. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 24-Mar-2017


reply by the author on 24-Mar-2017
    Thank you very much for your encouraging comments and kind wishes.
Comment from Joelgraphuchin


This certainly is beautiful. Texture and shape of the butterfly and leaves are adorable. They look natural.

Well done and thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 22-Mar-2017


reply by the author on 23-Mar-2017
    Thank you very much!
    Your comments and and rating are a great encouragement for me.
    It makes me happy that you like my artwork.
Comment from Solway Lady


I love the soft colors you have captured this butterfly perfectly and the small flowers give it that extra interest leading you round to the mane subject.very Well done.

 Comment Written 22-Mar-2017


reply by the author on 22-Mar-2017
    I appreciate your kind comments very much. Thank you!
reply by Solway Lady on 23-Mar-2017