No such plant, of course, but I imagined one.
There is a story of how this came about which I will set forth below the painting.
I recommend you skip the story if you have a low tolerance for foolishness.
18 x 27 ins acrylic/paper
The story:
One summer evening as I was watching the fireflies flashing on and off to attract one another, and also noticed the large number of bugs around the porch light, I wondered if there were any parallels in the plant kingdom regarding attracting insects with light.
The Venus flytrap came to mind as the only plant that attracted insects in order to devour them that I knew of. I know that the Venus fly trap uses a nectar or liquid to attract the bugs, and I wondered if nature, somehow or somewhere, had created a plant that would attract insects with light.
I speculated about where or when such an experiment by nature could have taken place, and I fancifully thought of some undiscovered exotic place here on earth, or on some other planet.
In keeping with my previous painting of 'Carrot Garden With Raptor Trees' on the imaginary planet of Zelda, I decided that that would be the logical place for such a development, as the laws of physics and botany were subject to manipulation and variation as you desire, on Zelda.
I decided that a Lily Blossom would be a good model for a insect trap, and that the petals and some leaves could light up in the night to attract insects.
This painting is supposed to show such a Lily at night giving off a flash to attract its prey. There are some more distant lilies in the background also giving off light.
You were warned.
This was also posted on WC, and it will be interesting to see the comparative receptions.
Comments & Critiques & whatever Welcomed.
Regards,
Trier
There is a story of how this came about which I will set forth below the painting.
I recommend you skip the story if you have a low tolerance for foolishness.
18 x 27 ins acrylic/paper
The story:
One summer evening as I was watching the fireflies flashing on and off to attract one another, and also noticed the large number of bugs around the porch light, I wondered if there were any parallels in the plant kingdom regarding attracting insects with light.
The Venus flytrap came to mind as the only plant that attracted insects in order to devour them that I knew of. I know that the Venus fly trap uses a nectar or liquid to attract the bugs, and I wondered if nature, somehow or somewhere, had created a plant that would attract insects with light.
I speculated about where or when such an experiment by nature could have taken place, and I fancifully thought of some undiscovered exotic place here on earth, or on some other planet.
In keeping with my previous painting of 'Carrot Garden With Raptor Trees' on the imaginary planet of Zelda, I decided that that would be the logical place for such a development, as the laws of physics and botany were subject to manipulation and variation as you desire, on Zelda.
I decided that a Lily Blossom would be a good model for a insect trap, and that the petals and some leaves could light up in the night to attract insects.
This painting is supposed to show such a Lily at night giving off a flash to attract its prey. There are some more distant lilies in the background also giving off light.
You were warned.
This was also posted on WC, and it will be interesting to see the comparative receptions.
Comments & Critiques & whatever Welcomed.
Regards,
Trier
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Very interesting story and the painting illustrates it well. I see the light given off. Shouldn't there be a bug? 
