Mayflies

Artwork details: gouache, coloured pencil, 26.5 x 16.5 inches (67 x 42 cm), 2005.

This was inspired by those insects such as mayflies who live out their lives as crawling things at the bottom of ponds - and only emerge as winged adults in the last days of their lives.

'Mayflies' - short-lived fairies by Nancy Farmer.
Mayflies

It always seemed a shame, and rather a waste of effort - still, at least they get to fly for one day, which is more than we get!

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