The Chinese New Year, Rooster 2017, Red order over Gold

Title: The Chinese New Year, Rooster 2017
Artist: Izumi Inoue
Medium: Linoleum-block cut print
Edition size: 11
Print dimensions: 9"(W) x 12"(H)
Paper dimensions: 12 1/8"(W) x 17 7/8"(H)
Paper: Rice paper
Ink: Water based graphic chemical ink
Color: Red over Gold
© 2017 Izumi Inoue
Frames not included

The Chinese New Year, Rooster 2017:
The idea to put the butterfly with the rooster came to me from seeing 
butterflies in my garden, especially Monarch butterflies, during late Summer
in upstate New York. You may say that the butterfly and rooster are order greeting
each other, or perhaps the rooster is looking for a chance to catch the beautiful
butterfly, making for a tense moment.