Beauty lies in the eyes of the Beholder

The entry is well composed with an effective pairing in texture, color and rhythm.

The Paper Kite Butterfly - from eclosion (emergence from chrysalis) to pollinator in a short life.

These panels capture a crisply rendered transition from eclosion to magnificence. The color and line of the border is distracting.

Making it's way to become a beautiful Monarch, the caterpillar spins into a chrysalis to rest in until she is ready to emerge.

The repetition of the tonally rich peony links the pair. The colorful elements are not well integrated into the beautiful background.

"We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty." - Maya Angelou

The two panels appear as one due to the interconnectedness of the beautiful composition.

In a 17 year cycle, the cicada nymph rises from the ground, sheds it's exoskeleton and emerges an adult.

This is a refreshing minimalistic, straight forward presentation of the class. The use of high contrast disrupts the unity of the composition.

If you plant it they will come, and transform.

Lovely capture of a moment in nature's life cycle. The panels lack compatibilty in scale and complexity.