This is a final drawing of a showy milkweed (native to Montana) accepted into a local coloring book of Montana artists' drawings published by the Yellowstone Art Museum. The milkweed is the only plant that the Monarch butterfly uses for it's reproductive process, from laying it's eggs to the larva and pupa stages. I plan to eventually turn this drawing into a painting with a butterfly included. As I was observing the plant and drawing it, I was very intrigued with all the unique shapes associated with the plant, from the seeds, to the seed pod, to the flowerettes.