Painting completed in: 2010

Martha was having brush cleared to put in a Patio and I found these two Havard Agaves in a pile of brush to be burned. These agaves had been planted at least 30 years prior but due to being in the shade they had only grown about 12 inches. The Agaves had been cut off at the Roots and I thought that they were dead but I figured that they would stay green for a few days so I propped them up in front of our Showroom figuring they would stay green for our Open House. The Agaves put down roots and flourished in the sunny spot where I had placed them. Last year I noticed a Monarch Butterfly Chrysalis had been adhered to the leaf of one of the Agaves and when Spring arrived I checked the Chrysalis often hoping to watch the Butterfly Emerge. One morning there was a hole in the Chrysalis and I realized I had missed the Butterfly's Grand Moment so I did this painting to commemorate these Small Miracles.