Satyrus Effendi

Satyrus Effendi - Original Watercolor Art

There are moments when art becomes more than color and form — it becomes remembrance, transformation, and wonder.

I felt compelled to paint Satyrus Effendi after reading a National Geographic article about a daughter’s moving search for a butterfly named after her father. As I painted, I felt a sense of awe and tenderness — similar to that fragile balance between beauty and impermanence that butterflies embody so perfectly.

Butterflies remind us to trust change, to see each fleeting moment as sacred. The soft blushes and deep reds of Satyrus Effendi reflect that spirit — the warmth of love, the ache of memory, and the quiet joy of discovery. Its layered watercolor and delicate linework invite you to look closer, to pause and breathe, as if you might hear wings fluttering just out of sight.

For collectors who feel connected to nature, transformation, and the wild beauty of life itself, Satyrus Effendi offers more than imagery — it brings presence. It is a painting to live with, to let remind you that wonder still exists in the smallest of things.

Details: Original watercolor on archival paper — 9.5 × 7.5 inches, shipped matted to 11 × 14 inches, ready to frame. Free shipping on originals. Only one original exists — painted by hand in my Wyoming studio, where reverence for nature meets the quiet joy of discovery.