Beauty and the Beast

This is an oil painting 11x14. I called it Beauty and the Beast because of the misconception of what true beauty is. Of course, the flower is beautiful, but that's not the focal point. Here we see a black widow spider, moving toward a beautiful insect. The thing of beauty is the spider. A caterpillar destroys countless crops and trees before it turns into a butterfly. Spiders are nature's exterminators, and it's our first instinct to stomp and crush them when we see them. Personally, I like spiders, and I appreciate what they do. This is an example of that act, just a moment before she takes the butterfly out of this life. Email for price.