Grasshopper from "The Insect King" by David Delamare
David Delamare began painting anthropomorphized animals very early in his career. It was natural to approach insects in the same way. This is a detail from the final painting he produced before he died in 2016.
David would often paint until dawn. These might be the last words he ever wrote: “Last night I stepped out for a breath of heady fall air—deserted streets, a hint of yellow on the horizon, and the strains of Tom Waits coming from a parked pick-up. I suddenly felt as though the fabric of the universe could easily accommodate a child fairy hitching a piggyback from a dapper insect.”
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