Poppies #2 with dragonfly

Poppies #2 with dragonfly - this is the 2nd painting for which I used cicada wings I collected in 2021. I usually paint backgrounds with opaque white with a very thin brush to leave my design so you can see the brush strokes, but for this piece I decided to paint with translucent white and a wider brush so you can see through many layers of underpainting. You can compare it with "Tulips #5" that I finished recently. Come see them in person at Studio 203, Torpedo Factory! Acrylic, cicada wings, 24"x24", canvas.