Blue Bicolor Flame Butterfly

by Tim Phelps

Title

Blue Bicolor Flame Butterfly

Artist

Tim Phelps

Medium

Digital Art - Digital

Description

6 bicolor leaf winged butterflies with deep magenta and process blue wings with yellow and orange traditional flames pinstriped in peacock blue outlines are displayed with a repeating flame motif on a blue background in this hot rod butterfly mandala.

I began flame painting small (1:64 scale about 3 inches long) diecast cars in 1994. Hot Wheels and Matchbox have always been my favorites. This pursuit has resulted in over 600 cars custom painted to date. After meeting Rod Powell in 2001 (one of the greatest hot rod painters and custom car builders of all time), my approach not only solidified but expanded! My flames soon mimicked the traditional flame style popular since the Mid ‘50s with flowing symmetrical stems and rounded hubs. And then the possibilities became endless! With that in mind and combining this hot rod artform to the natural world—several organisms with fire inspired attire like this image have emerged in my molten nature menagerie. Visit my shop for many more flame painted animal and plant images. And for a history of flame painting pick up a copy of my book "Up in Flames" (Motorbooks 2006) where I feature the biographies of 18 famous hot rod flame painters.

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