Description

Insect Icons is a series of nine acrylic paintings featuring undesirable (to humans) species of insects.  Each 8” x 8” canvas is first painted with shimmering layers of two metallic golds and a metallic bronze with brushstrokes adding to the gilded effect.  In the photographs, this ground looks much flatter than it does in person.  Framed in black to 10.25” square.  $250.

Brown Marmorated Stinkbug

The brown marmorated stinkbug (BMSB), Halyomorpha halys, originally from East Asia, is an invasive pest that is present throughout much of the US.  It is attracted to the outside of houses on warm fall days in search of overwintering sites and can enter houses in large numbers.  The BMSB is also a serious economic threat to fruit crops, garden vegetables, and many ornamentals. (USDA).