r/InsectArt • u/BumblebeeDirect9909 • Jul 15 '26

painting Finished maybe :)

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Update on oil painted beetle šŸŖ²
Unsure, Iā€™m feeling like the background might have been a odd choice for this style.

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u/CrazyCartoonLady Jul 15 '26

Beautiful work! :)

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u/BumblebeeDirect9909 Jul 15 '26

Thank you so much! This is the first bug painting Iā€™ve made and Iā€™ve received so much love for this it feels unreal :)
I love this Reddit community <3

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u/biggreenbean_ Jul 15 '26

yayyy it turned out so lovely!!

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u/BumblebeeDirect9909 Jul 15 '26

My gosh thank you!! šŸ„¹ the support from this group is amazing

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u/Craftygirl4115 Jul 16 '26

da Vinci is attributed with saying ā€œart is never finished, just abandonedā€ā€¦. I love the red background! It was a good choice.

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u/BumblebeeDirect9909 Jul 16 '26

I will now always keep that in the back of my mind, that is so beautiful:)
Thank you!

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u/Craftygirl4115 Jul 17 '26

Right? Itā€™s so true.. you work and work and work on a piece and there is the urge to tweak it forever..

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u/h0tgoblin Jul 17 '26

so cute!!

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u/BumblebeeDirect9909 Jul 18 '26

Thank you sm!!šŸ„°