I painted this picture yesterday of a dead butterfly I picked up somewhere in Central America (well, part of a butterfly). Wingspan across the top is approximately 3.75 inches. It may not come out in the painting, but the large grayish spots on the upper and lower wings are clear windows you can see through.

Edited: I found out that it is a moth and not a butterfly–the antennae were missing and I had to guess–so was much of the body, which I slimmed down a little more than necessary. It is called “Forbes’ Silkmoth” (Rothschildia lebeau forbesi) or “Cuatro Espejos” in Spanish.

A surreptitious photo of a Dan Flavin sculpture at LACMA.
Los Angeles, California.

[Looking out over Westwood and Santa Monica]

[Some kind of maze]

[Some kind of art]

[Peg and Cheyenne]

Rockport, Texas

[Isla Mujeres, Mexico]

In general, central america is poor in graffiti. We usually only see a few lame tags here and there. We were surprised to find some stencils to add to our collection in Isla Mujeres.