Identification of a Butterfly 11 inch by 14 inch oil on canvas $200
This painting shows an identification of a butterfly by its shape, wingspans, wing colours and species.
The concept of a butterfly is about a Deaf person, who relies on visualization and using sign language.
The handshapes are the windspans, and the eyes are the body. The colours on the wingspans represent diversity and the hand movement. It is the sign language of a butterfly and how butterfles fly, and move in its own expression.
The writing on the painting is the element of De'VIA. Motifs are hands and eyes. Category is Affirmation which is a butterfly meaning- a Deaf identity has found freedom, Deafhood, Deaf metaphor, a journey, thrives and lives in happiness. Theme is the identification of a butterfly, like a scientific illustration.