Beautiful Things [Fluttershy, Charity Artbook]

[Corona]

Copy and pasting the description from the deviation for this piece.

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My contribution for Ashley Nichol's charity artbook; Friendship is Wild! 100% of the proceeds go to WildAid, an organization dedicated to stopping poaching and the trade in poached animal parts such as ivory and shark fins. It's a wonderful cause I support whole-heartedly.

Being a huge bug lover I decided to focus on a facet of wildlife conservation that often gets overlooked; illegal insect trade for pets, pinned specimens, and even living jewelry (they glue gems and chains to live beetles as brooches, it's disgusting.) Some butterflies can fetch up to $5,000 dollars a piece, so it's a very lucrative illegal market. Every butterfly featured on here is endangered or a CITES I species (endangered to the point that any trade is illegal.) The only exception is the Monarch Butterfly on her flanks, which sadly is being considered for the endangered species list this year.

Cutie mark: Palos Verdes Blue, Monarch, Bhutan Glory
Left wing: Queen Alexandra Birdwing, Luzon Peacock Swallowtail
Right wing: Rajah Brooke Birdwing, Ceylon Rose

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Extinction is forever and we should all do our part to care for the creatures of this planet.

[Links to the preorder page removed -- thanks, Griffin]

[Griffin]

Beautiful piece, and for such a good cause!

I love the pose pose you picked, not showing her face - while it showcases the butterfly wings, it also gives the piece a mysterious air as the viewer is left wondering whether Fluttershy is feeling sad, contemplative, wistful... or possibly all of those at once. I also love the super glossy hair and the glow around her!

[hathorcat]

Wow...this piece is absolutely stunning!