A joyful, exuberant burst of color is what greets you first in Robert Swedroe’s Butterfly Nectar Chase. The central orange-and-red butterfly feels almost celebratory, its patterned wings set against a riot of jewel-like dots and floral shapes that suggest motion and the busy life of a garden. Smaller yellow and black butterflies orbit the center, their varied markings giving the composition a lively, communal energy rather than a single focal story. The collage-like layering—bright washes of green and turquoise underneath dots of pearlescent color—creates depth and the sense that details keep appearing the longer you look. Overall the work feels playful and uplifting: a lively snapshot of activity and light that can brighten a room with its warmth and sense of motion, like the cheerful hum of nature turned into color.