At Home Gallery: Amy Mothersbaugh

Amy Mothersbaugh

Amy Mothersbaugh has been an Ohio artist since 1983. She comes from a large family of artists & musicians who all began their careers while in Cuyahoga Falls. Amy's Mothersbaugh brothers founded the 80's seminal band DEVO.

An illustrator and teacher, Amy started creating her ‘portable water color study series’ while caring for her aging parents. This At Home Gallery collection contains part of the many studies of butterflies, moths and insects created during those years (at last tally she had created over 260 original pieces).

Amy’s Alit bug series show first debuted when the mayor of Cuyahoga Falls, Mayor Don Walters, presented a city-wide proclamation stating January 12 to be Amy Mothersbaugh Day. She won Outstanding Visual Artist of Akron from SAS for 2019, and was given a lifetime art achievement award from Lakeland.

Alit, the name of the series, describes how a butterfly or moth stops only for a moment to refresh itself, before flying on with the conviction that another opportunity awaits. Amy is now progressing to what awaits in the next phase of her art career. Her show, Alit is both a metamorphosis, and a celebration of what is to come.

Her enthusiasm was sparked after seeing a private collection of insects and bugs in storage that had been donated to the Akron Zoological Park, Ohio. Many years ago, a local entomologist had traveled the world collecting rare specimens and putting them into display boxes. His collecting started so long ago, that many of these insects and bugs were now extinct or endangered. The zoo will probably never be able to legally display this massive collection, due to conservation laws, and to deter the killing and collection of insects. Amy was given permission to photograph the collection and these have been an inspiration for many of her studies.

At Home Gallery is proud to make available a selection of her incredible paintings/drawings. Please contact us for any special requests. Amy will gladly do commissions on your favorite bugs!!!

Says Amy, “I draw the image, water color in probably four layer with with Kuretake Gansai water colors, I detail with micron, sharpie & zig permanent ink pens on 140lb cold press watercolor paper”

Box Elder Bug Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD	Common Mother of Pearl Butterfly Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass
Dung Beetle Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD	Earwig Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD
Green Lunar Moth Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass	Lady Bug Four Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass
Multi Color Butterfly Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD	Scoparia Moth Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD
Spotted Lanternfly Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass	Yellow Lunar Moth Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD
Amphinome Butterfly Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD	Swallowtail Butterfly Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD
Monarch Butterfly Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass	Eastern Black Swallowtail Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x1" frames of wood and glass
Eygptian Moth Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass	Amy “I draw the image, water color in probably four layer with with Kuretake Gansai water colors, I detail with micron, sharpie & zig permanent ink pens on 140lb cold press watercolor paper”
Fuzzy Butt Bumblebee Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD	Hawkwing Moth Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD
Ladybug One Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass. SOLD	Praying Mantis 1 Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD
Worker Bee Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass	Rhinoceros Beetle Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD
Queen Bee Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass	Swallowtail Moth Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass
Bat Two Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD	Blue Hairsteak Moth Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD
Black Monarch Butterfly Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass	Death's-head Hawkmoth Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass
Delias Eucharist Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass

Amy Mothersbaugh

Box Elder Bug

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD

Common Mother of Pearl Butterfly

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass

Dung Beetle

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD

Earwig

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD

Green Lunar Moth

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass

Lady Bug Four

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass

Multi Color Butterfly

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD

Scoparia Moth

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD

Spotted Lanternfly

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass

Yellow Lunar Moth

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD

Amphinome Butterfly

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD

Swallowtail Butterfly

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD

Monarch Butterfly

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass

Eastern Black Swallowtail

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x1" frames of wood and glass

Eygptian Moth

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass

Amy

“I draw the image, water color in probably four layer with with Kuretake Gansai water colors, I detail with micron, sharpie & zig permanent ink pens on 140lb cold press watercolor paper”

Fuzzy Butt Bumblebee

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD

Hawkwing Moth

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD

Ladybug One

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass. SOLD

Praying Mantis 1

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD

Worker Bee

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass

Rhinoceros Beetle

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD

Queen Bee

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass

Swallowtail Moth

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass

Bat Two

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD

Blue Hairsteak Moth

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass SOLD

Black Monarch Butterfly

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass

Death's-head Hawkmoth

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass

Delias Eucharist

Watercolor, and indelible ink on archival paper. Image 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" Framed in black 8" x 8" x 1" frames of wood and glass