Original artwork description:

Created as part of the Great British Bee Count in conjunction with Artfinder and Friends Of The Earth.

50% of the profit from this painting with be donated to Friends Of The Earth UK to support their mission for a Healthier, Happier, Cleaner Earth.

Buy both the White tailed bumble bee and the Blaeberry bumblebee and get a refund on one freight cost.

A backdrop of bright lime green much more visible in person, with hand written text in metallic silver.

Text - Bumblebee populations are declining due to a shortage of flowers to feed from and places to nest in the countryside. Bumblebees live in nests with 50 to 400 bees. Only the Queen hibernates in a hole in the ground. The Queen lives for a year, but the other bumblebees only live for a few months. Bumblebees only make a small honey like substance, just enough to feed on. They can sting more than once, but only sting if aggravated. They don't dance like honeybees, but may communicate by passing pollen between worker bees. Blaeberry 2016.

The Blaeberry bumblebee here is in work mode, it takes on a different look when the flower is removed.

This painting is not ready to hang, it will require framing or a display stand.

This painting is 15.3 x 22 cm and will fit into the display frame used in the photo with the glass removed. The frame is for 6" x 8" inch work.

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Materials used:

Prisma colour pencils, Old Holland Oil Paint and Posca paint pen on sealed 3mm MDF, Protected with fixative and UV varnished.

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