Original Acrylic Painting Viceroy Butterfly on Granville, New York Slate

This is an original acrylic painting on Granville, NY slate, titled "Viceroy". I fell in love with slate when I lived in Saratoga Springs, New York. It was in 2010 that I made a trip to Granville and found this gorgeous slate. I collected and smoothed down the rough edges of the slate before I started painting.
I painted a Viceroy butterfly, (often mistaken for a Monarch butterfly) and some greenery in the background.
This is one of the first pieces I painted when I was teaching myself to paint.
I sealed everything with a UV resistant clear coating to protect the artwork.
It is 6.25 x 4.25 inches and weighs less than a pound.
I really enjoyed painting this and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
A free brass plated display stand is included with this original painting as shown in the photo.
This art work is handmade in the USA.
Signed, dated, titled and copyrighted by Laura Wilson.
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You can also preview the artwork in various frames, and they have an app that will show you how it looks on your wall. How cool is that?