Green Butterfly of Growth, oil and acrylic on board in irnatecfractal wooden frame, hand painted, 16x16x.5cm. Contact us at info@louisemcnaught.com or via the chat box for purchase enquiries .
A quiet emblem of becoming, this butterfly rests at the threshold between what has been and what is yet to unfold. Its wings unfold in luminous shades of emerald, jade, and soft gold, based on the Madagascan Sunset Day Flying Moth, these colours are long associated with renewal, expansion, and the gentle, persistent force of life moving forward.
In this work, green is not simply a colour but a frequency of the heart. Rooted in the symbolism of the heart chakra, it speaks of growth that is not forced, but allowed, growth that emerges through openness, healing, and the courage to remain soft in a world that often demands hardness. It is the kind of transformation that happens quietly, beneath the surface, until one day it becomes visible.
The butterfly itself, a universal symbol of transformation, is captured mid-stillness, no longer bound to what it was. It holds that suspended moment where change becomes inevitable.
Encircling the piece is a fractal, geometric frame, echoing the repeating patterns found throughout nature, from the veins of leaves to the branching of trees and the unseen architectures of the cosmos.