Preston Rausch Originals

09/20/2026

This little fantasy Blue Peacock (which also has fluorescent paint) will be headed to Germany in about a week! To the best of my recollection, that will be the fifth PRO butterfly to leave the US. One went to Mexico, one to Canada, one to Bolivia, and two to Germany. They’re migrating!

09/03/2026

This Superb Numberwing was created for a 62nd anniversary gift. ( Wow! Not many folks live long enough to celebrate that one!). The Numberwing butterflies are so called because many actually appear to have numbers on the ventral side of their wings! This one is not as obvious as some, like the Cramer’s 88, or Aurelian 89, but both sides are included here so you can get an idea.

08/21/2026

Pink seems to be popular lately nearly as much as Monarchs! I drew a complete blank on what to call this one. It’s based on a White Peacock butterfly pattern, but the last post was a Krishna Peacock and I didn’t want everyone thinking I’m a birdbrain! A friend suggested simply “Cotton Candy”. Why not?
You may be thinking, poor guy, he must be color blind; that butterfly is mostly blue!
But there’s a lot more pink on the reverse side so it dominates the whole display. 😊

08/04/2026

Celebrating my 14th year on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. I could never have made it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

08/03/2026

This is a Sunset Moth! Yes, you read that correctly. These beautiful moths are found largely in Madagascar.
I plan to do another one soon to highlight the variations and beauty of these moths.

07/31/2026

Of all the butterflies I have ever attempted to recreate the tiny Spring Azure is probably the smallest ( about 1- 1/4”
wingspan). This makes for a challenge just to drill the tiny clay body to add legs and antennae and cut slots for wings without trashing the project! But, even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while!…

07/31/2026

The last Krishna Peacock Swallowtail I painted was done in 2024. Personally, I find them to be very beautiful butterflies! Also, somewhat difficult to depict as the green over black is largely accomplished by a stipple technique. I have never seen a live specimen ( these swallowtails are found in the forests of China, Myanmar, Vietnam, and NE India) so I rely solely on photos to depict them. In some photos they appear to be predominantly black while others have a predominantly green cast. This may be attributed to lighting in any given photo, but other factors may enter into the mix: variations in subspecies; seasonal phenotypes, and even, in rare cases, dimorphism!
Still, it’s hard to find one more beautiful than this! Add in my strong preference for artistic interpretation, and there you have it!!

07/31/2026

I got over 50 reactions on my posts last week! Thanks everyone for your support! 🎉

07/17/2026