AMBER REFLECTIONS**Original Alligator and Butterfly Painting on architectural salvage from New Orleans artist, Paige DeBell. 20” x 44”

"Amber Reflections"
This original painting captures a moment of unexpected harmony between predator and pollinator—a butterfly rests on the watchful head of a submerged alligator, their reflections mirrored in the still water. Painted with acrylics on canvas, the composition plays with tension and tranquility, wild instinct and fragile beauty. The alligator's golden eye contrasts with the soft, vivid wings of the butterfly, highlighting the strange poetry of coexistence in nature.

Framed in a timeworn, mustard-yellow salvaged frame that echoes the golden hues of the subjects, the piece merges painting and object—bringing history, ecology, and imagination into conversation. The frame is not merely functional but integral, bearing the patina of age and purposefully chosen to enhance the artwork’s narrative and tone.

Painted in acrylic on canvas by New Orleans artist Paige DeBell, this piece is framed in salvaged wood reclaimed from a storm-damaged home, adding texture, history, and place to the work. Measures 20” x 44”.