Pink and Green Butterfly by Karin Lauria Henri Matisse Nicholas strips the subject back

Nicholas strips the subject back to essential shapes and a punchy

different structural rhythms

sitting within the long tradition of zoological illustration while the mood tilts unmistakably toward the subversive and the playful

while a warm-cool colour tension keeps the eye moving

Pink and Green Butterfly by Karin Lauria Henri Matisse Nicholas strips the subject backPink and Green Butterfly is a playful landscape format work by Massachusetts based artist Karin Lauria, capturing a butterfly in her signature style of uninhibited, childlike expression. The insect is rendered in warm pink and fresh green not realistic, but immediately recognisable and full of charm. Lauria works with loose organic forms and joyful colour to create pieces that feel spontaneous and alive, and this one is no exception: the butterfly