February 2026: Small Paintings Limited Color Palette Challenge
14 small 4x4" Insect paintings in 28 days, using only 4 pre-selected colors, plus white.
Photo references, CC0 sourced via iNaturalist

Nine-Spot Lady Beetle (Coccinella Novemnotata).
Acrylics on 4x4" wood panel.

Snow Apollo Butterfly (Parnassius species).
Acrylics on 4x4" wood panel.

Red-Banded Leafhopper (Graphocephala coccinea).
Acrylics on 4x4" wood panel.

Zebra Mantis (Omomantis zebrata).
Acrylics on 4x4" wood panel.

Blue Orchard Mason Bee (Osmia Lignaria).
Acrylic on 4x4" wood panel.

Halloween pennant Dragonfly (Celithemis eponina)
Acrylics on 4x4" wood panel.

Common Swamp Cicada (Neotibicens tibicens).
Acrylics on 4x4" wood panel

Common Eastern Firefly (Photinus Pyralis).
Acrylics on 4x4" wood panel.

Ant-loving Lacewing (Abachrysa eureka).
Acrylics on 4x4" wood panel.

Scarlet Tiger Moth (Callimorpha dominula).
Acrylic on 4x4" wood panel.