Madeleine's dream

Oil Painting - 73X92 cm- 2021

After "Alienor's dream", that of Madeleine. Here we find the marvelous tales of Lewis Carroll. Sitting in the center of a flower, the little girl seems to attract insects.

How beautiful are these butterflies approaching the child! But ... how fat they are too! On closer inspection, past the pleasure of contemplating their colors, we can distinguish in Lepidoptera the typical attributes of any insect: antennae and proboscis, slender legs, faceted eyes which can inspire a certain disgust. Under the beauty of their colorful wings, the "ugliness" of their intentions thus revealed?

Madeleine's dream