Butterfly Prism by Steven Musser
Medium: Acrylic on watercolor paper
Dimensions: 9 x 12
Artist Statement: This piece reflects the rainbow through a prism of colorless wings on a butterfly. Showing how nature defies the norms of society and makes the males more beautiful than the females in most cases. The Rainbow also symbolizes the beauty of the LGBTQ2IA+ community.
Image description: Acrylic painting, background comprised of a a rainbow of bright colors in thick flat curves. The subject of the image is a stylized butterfly painted in black, facing to the side. The wing is outlined in thick black, and the color of the wings is a blend of neon colors from orange, pink, purple, blue, green, to yellow.