Ink and watercolor are the mediums used to re-create these wonderful
Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
The top image of a butterfly features a black butterfly;
with blue, on iridescent wings.
Source:
RIJKS Museum
Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam, Netherlands
©: listed as Public Domain with CC1.0 license
More information about CC1.0 can be found here:
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
Public Domain Bouquet of Flowers with a Butterfly
This drawing features a classic bouquet of flowers and a butterfly.
It was made with watercolor paints and chalk.
The colors are dull and muted; giving the image a soft antique look.
Source:
RIJKS Museum
Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam, Netherlands
©: listed as Public Domain with CC1.0 license
More information about CC1.0 can be found here:
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
Public Domain Etching of a Lion's Head
This lion appears to have a quiet and familiar connection with the viewer.
Looking at this lions expression;
One almost feels they could go to sleep and
this huge creature would watch over them the whole time.
Image Source:
RIJKS Museum
Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam, Netherlands
©: listed as Public Domain with CC1.0 license
More information about CC1.0 can be found here:
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
Public Domain Watercolor of a Pear Cactus In Bloom
Here is a wonderful watercolor and gouache painting featuring
a Pear Cactus with a Yellow Flower.
The Opuntia are more well known as the "Prickly Pear" cactus
and their "leaves" are 88% water.
This would make a nice art print.
It can go well with themes such as:
American Indian, Desert, Flowering Plants, Mexico,
Native American, Pueblo, Southwest,
Spanish, as well as
Western and Wild West themes.
Colors are:
Greens and Yellows with Solid background of aged white paper.
Original Source:
RIJKS Museum
Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam, Netherlands
©: listed as Public Domain with CC1.0 license
More information about CC1.0 can be found here:
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
Here a ball of fur called a Cat.
Cats noses can be different colors.
The color of a cats nose relates to the color of it's fur.
Black cats have black noses and white cats have pink noses.
An orange cat will have an orange nose and
a multicolored cat can have a multicolored nose!
Some kitties even have freckles on their noses!
Image Source:
RIJKS Museum
Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam, Netherlands
©: listed as Public Domain with CC1.0 license
More information about CC1.0 can be found here:
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
Here is a drawing of a dog sleeping.
Hope it is having sweet dreams :)
Source:
RIJKS Museum
Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam, Netherlands
©: listed as Public Domain with CC1.0 license
More information about CC1.0 can be found here:
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
Antique Photograph of a Man Wearing a Top Hat Riding a Horse
This is an antique cabinet photograph of a man wearing a top hat
while riding a horse.
Cabinet photographs are dated about 1860's to 1930's.
They were mounted on heavy card-stock.
(this one is dated about 1890's)
They are called "cabinet photographs" because;
when photography was still somewhat new,
people displayed photographs in cabinets
(mostly in parlors of wealthy home owners).
Photo Source:
RIJKS Museum
Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam, Netherlands
©: listed as Public Domain with CC1.0 license
More information about CC1.0 can be found here:
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
Watercolor of a Swallowtail Butterfly
This Swallowtail Butterfly is resting at the top center (well, almost) of an oval frame.
Remove the frame, recenter the butterfly, or use it as it is and add more butterflies.
The download from NGA is a high resolution image so you can even
just use the butterfly in other projects.
Source: National Gallery of Art
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20565
Sited as Public Domain, with
Open Access under CC0 Creative Commons Zero
This model of a Horse walking was made of pigmented beeswax!
Because the brown horse is outlined nicely,
this walking horse statue is a good starting place for creating silhouettes and stencils.
Source: National Gallery of Art
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20565
Sited as Public Domain, with
Open Access under CC0 Creative Commons Zero
Wall of Butterflies in Yellow Orange and Blue
Vintage or Antique wallpaper featuring Butterflies of all kinds and colors.
There are even some pretty Moths.
Each Butterfly and Moth is different.
This is a wonderful print just as it is.
You are sure to find one in the color you like.
These butterflies are Blue, Yellow, and Orange.
There are even some multicolored ones with Green!
Source: Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 E 91st St, New York, NY 10128
Landscape of Trees in a Park with City in background
This image features a Vertical Landscape with tall Trees in the foreground.
The rest of the illustration shows a River with Mountains and a City outlined in the background.
The original painting is a watercolor and the colors are browns, tans, blues, and greens.
This is great little illustration when you are looking for a vertical image.
Source: The Renwick Gallery
1661 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20006
Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM)
Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license
