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Title
Dragonfly Mandala
Artist
Michele Avanti
Medium
Painting - Digital Painting
Description
Dragonfly Mandala, a painting by Michele Avanti
Dragonflies are unique in the world of flying creatures, they have four wings and can fly in every direction including backwards. They come in every color of the rainbow and are considered by Native Americans and other indigenous people to carry the medicine of transformation when they enter your life.
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A dragonfly is an insect belonging to the order Odonata, suborder Anisoptera (from Greek ανισος anisos "uneven" + πτερος pteros, "wings", because the hindwing is broader than the forewing). Adult dragonflies are characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, sometimes with coloured patches, and an elongated body. Dragonflies can be mistaken for the related group, damselflies (Zygoptera), which are similar in structure though usually lighter in build; however, the wings of most dragonflies are held flat and away from the body, while damselflies hold the wings folded at rest, along or above the abdomen. Dragonflies are agile fliers while damselflies have a weaker, fluttery flight. Many dragonflies have brilliant iridescent or metallic colours produced by structural coloration, making them conspicuous in flight. An adult dragonfly eye has nearly 24,000 ommatidia.
Fossils of very large dragonfly ancestors in the Protodonata are found from 325 million years ago in Upper Carboniferous rocks; these had wingspans of up to about 750 mm (30 in). There are about 3000 species of Anisoptera in the world today. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions.
Dragonflies are predators, both in their aquatic larval stage, when they are known as nymphs or naiads, and as adults. Several years of their life are spent as a nymph living in freshwater; the adults may be on the wing for just a few days or weeks. They are fast agile fliers, sometimes migrating across oceans, and are often but not always found near water. They have a uniquely complex mode of reproduction involving indirect insemination, delayed fertilisation and sperm competition. During mating, the male grasps the female at the back of the head or on the prothorax, and the female curls her abdomen under her body to pick up sperm from the male's secondary genitalia at the front of his abdomen, forming the "heart" or "wheel" posture.
Loss of wetland habitat threatens dragonfly populations around the world. Dragonflies are represented in human culture on artefacts such as pottery, rock paintings and Art Nouveau jewellery. They are used in traditional medicine in Japan and China, and caught for food in Indonesia. They are symbols of courage, strength and happiness in Japan, but seen as sinister in European folklore. Their bright colours and agile flight are admired in the poetry of Alfred, Lord Tennyson and the prose of H. E. Bates.
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July 15th, 2015
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Myrtle Creek, OR - United States
Thank you, Navin Joshi, for featuring my work in T100 SHOW Case FEATURE ART - 1 a day!
Anaheim, CA - United States
Absolutely crazy about this one! Wonderful.
Michele Avanti replied:
Thank you, Janice! I have this available in silk. you can see it at my art of where store, https://artofwhere.com/shop/artist/14224
Aliso Viejo, CA - United States
Congratulations on your outstanding artwork! It has been chosen to be FEATURED in the group “500 VIEWS.”
Titusville, FL - United States
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Loving The Annapolis Valley, NS - Canada
Wow, this is so creative and artistic! Love the wings on these tiny creatures. A kaleidoscope of colors.
Móra, Ev - Portugal
Incredible colors and so creative nature mandala ! Wonderful processing and creation ! Dragonflies are magical ! : )
Casa Grande, AZ - United States
Absolutely Gorgeous Artwork, Michele....................v./f....Love Dragonflies............
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