Butterfly Body Parts
Activity 9 - Butterfly art work
Butterfly Body Parts
Activity 9 - Butterfly art work
The beauty and form of butterflies has been an inspiration and challenge for artists for many generations. Visit the following webpages to see how artists have drawn and painted butterflies over the years Agarista Casuarinae [&] Agarista Agricola by Helena Scott 1864
Butterflies in art by Louisa Anne Meredith, mid-late 1800s
Butterfly drawings by L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz early 1800s
Antique butterfly prints by Shaw and Nodder, 1795
Butterfly paintings - Click the "next image" link at the bottom of the page for more paintings
Butterflies are not difficult to draw, especially when you follow the suggestions in the following websites
Design your own butterfly on a piece of art paper. Make sure you include all the necessary parts. Draw your own pattern on its wings. Use paints or crayons to complete your picture. Check the following website for ideas.How to draw a rain-forest butterfly
You could even draw butterflies using the computer, as the students at the school have done.
© 2000 -2007 Jackie Miers
April, 2007
