{"product_id":"chasing-butterflies-hyperrealism-art","title":"Chasing Butterflies (Original Acrylic Hyperrealism Trompe L'Oeil Painting by Kim Testone)","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\"Chasing Butterflies\" Original Hyperrealism Painting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChasing Butterflies,\" acrylic on panel, 20\" x 24\", is a hyperrealism acrylic piece completed in the trompe l'oeil style. Professionally framed in a contemporary white floater frame. Based on a real-life sugar cookie\/frosting model that I baked and decorated and then replicated with acrylic paint. The hyperrealism piece is virtually flat but painted in a way that looks amazingly three-dimensional and highly realistic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLoosely themed to the Halloween season, \"Chasing Butterflies\" features a sugar cookie black kitten chasing a sugar cookie butterfly. An autumn frosting sunset sits behind a field of frosting grass blades and three sugar cookie pumpkins. This piece was inspired by a myriad of things, including a love of animals and the peace of pumpkin patches and sunsets. It also speaks to a sense of childlike optimism, feeling that the little kitten is simply lost in the joy of chasing the butterfly. It doesn't seem predatory or hostile. Instead, she is filled with joy, wondering what it is that she sees. Where is it going and should she follow it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a technical point of view, the artwork looks awesomely three-dimensional, despite being flat. While designing it, I really wanted to experiment with something beyond just the blue skies I'd been using. I mixed up several colors and swooped them on my model surface to design the sunset and grass. Note that the kitten is actually not one cookie, but three. The legs provide extra dimension. This was another thing I really wanted to experiment with -- trying to build up some of my subjects to look even more dimensional from multiple layers of structure, almost like a puppet. And, as with all of the rest, the painting itself is totally flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those who wonder why I use cookies and frosting as the basic for these foodscapes, I really wanted the works to be accessible to a wide range of people. Using food elements, and particularly recognizable sweet treats, allows an easier entry point for viewers to enjoy and thoughtfully consider the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can watch the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kimtestoneartist\/video\/7567468161491029279\" title=\"Design and painting process for Chasing Butterflies a trompe l'oeil cookie foodscape painting by Kim Testone\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eprocess for the hyperrealism painting \"Chasing Butterflies\" \u003c\/a\u003eon my TikTok, as well as see some of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kimtestoneartist\/video\/7597537393436085534\" title=\"Side views of Kim Testone's trompe l'oeil cookie landscape painting series.\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eside views of some of my trompe l'oeil cookie landscape pieces.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuestions? Please feel free to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kimtestone.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Kim Testone.\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003econtact us here\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrints of this piece are available \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kimtestone.com\/products\/chasing-butterflies-cookie-landscape-trompe-loeil-series-open-edition-print\" title=\"Prints of the Trompe L'Oeil Cookie Frosting Painting Chasing Butterflies Halloween by Kim Testone\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is also the featured Mini Print for my Sweet Escapes Art Print Club in September 2026. You can buy mini prints directly \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kimtestone.com\/products\/mini-print-chasing-butterflies\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Mini Prints of Chasing Butterflies Hyperrealism Painting of Cookies by Kim Testone\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kim Testone Contemporary Still Life Painter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53693869130047,"sku":"OP-CHASINGBUTTERFLIES-1","price":4800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9301\/9711\/files\/ChasingButterflies20x24acryliconpaneld2s.jpg?v=1781796708","url":"https:\/\/kimtestone.com\/products\/chasing-butterflies-hyperrealism-art","provider":"Kim Testone Contemporary Still Life Painter","version":"1.0","type":"link"}