Welcome to Paint Party Friday! This is my 'Worker Bee' ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") on yellow poster paper cut to size using a PITT marker and permanent markers.
I learned a lot about bees with this illustration. I looked at one anatomically first and was fascinated by all its parts, nature's wonder at work again. Worker bees live about 45 days and if one stings you it dies.
Also bees evolved from wasps and are highly evolved on the social scale. They collect pollen from flowers and store them quite safely on their hind legs as pictured above. They take the pollen to the hive to help feed the Queen bee.
They work hard...
ReplyDeleteFabulous portrait of a hard working bee! Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteWow! This is so cool. Great job!
ReplyDeleteAmazing work!
ReplyDeleteWonderful art piece!
ReplyDeleteYou did a really nice job on this! Have a great weekend Christine. :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a great illustration Christine! I'm starting to try to forgive the bees and appreciate them again lol! ;)
ReplyDeleteI liked the way you did it on yellow! Well done.
ReplyDeleteOhh this bee is perfect. Have a nice weekend.
ReplyDeleteThe bee looks very nice!
ReplyDeleteLovely! Very neat sketch! :)
ReplyDeleteExcellent job on this, Christine.
ReplyDeleteI would be only to happy if the one that stung me died:)
Nice one. Luv the detail
ReplyDeleteHappy Weekend, thanks for dropping by my blog today
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Wonderful worker bee creation ~ Xo
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Very good Christine!
ReplyDeleteYes, they are hard workers and I do enjoy watching them. Wonderful bee art!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful bee <3 I love bees
ReplyDeleteI know that bees are important for enviroment but they are notmy favorite~ Good work
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Such a beautiful painting. I like it so much.
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Nice painting.
ReplyDeleteBees are such marvelous creatures.
ReplyDeleteI love your painting, Christine.
Happy weekend!
Really nice job, Christine...You really made him look "fuzzy".
ReplyDeleteThis is really cute! you did a great job capturing the bee! I love how cute bees are and how helpful they are with pollinating everything, but I'm always afraid of being stung, haha!
ReplyDeleteHope you are having a good weekend :) Another rainy day here.
Away From The Blue
Wow the detail.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on and stay safe
Bello dibujo me gusto conocer mas sobre las abejas, Te mando un beso
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely adore this. Lovely detail.
ReplyDeleteGreat bee painting, we have a bumble bee nest in the garden.
ReplyDeleteBees are so important.
ReplyDeleteLove your art.
All the best Jan
This is really cute!
ReplyDeleteWow, this is amazing. We need all kinds of bugs to secure biodiversity.
ReplyDeleteI'm offline a few weeks, enjoy 'In the summertime when the weather is hot...' :)
great looking bee :)
ReplyDeletesadly not a lot of bees this year, I think the cold spell we had a few weeks ago killed a lot of them :(
Bees are so fascinating and the fact that we, the humans need them is crazy. I can DO withOUT yellow jackets though; they are so mean to me.
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