Susan C. Dunlap, Painter & Photographer
susan c dunlap (at) hotmail (dot) com
  • Paintings in Oil: New Work 2019-2020
  • Sculpture: The Great Spirit Path 1980-1985
  • Paintings in Oil: Abstracts with Contemporary & Ancient Chinese Characters. 2011-2014
  • Paintings in Oil: Luminous Old Master Abstracts. 1996-2010
  • Paintings in Oil: Clay Face Series. Late 1990's
  • Paintings in Oil: About Loss. Mid 1990's
  • Paintings in Oil: Floral Series. Early 1990's
  • Paintings in Watercolor: Contemporary Chinese Characters. 2010
  • Paintings in Watercolor: Invertebrate Series. Based on the work of Haeckel and the 1872 HMS Challenger expedition . Mid-Late 1980's
  • Paintings in Watercolor: Fantasy Series. Early 1980's
  • Photographs: Clay Face Series. 1995 - 2016
  • Butterflies in Mind: Asclepias
  • Butterflies in Mind: Monarch
  • Butterflies in Mind: Perennials
  • Butterflies in Mind: Zinnia
  • Monarch Nectar Plants (sample)
  • Insect's View of Nectar Plants: General Collection
  • Insect's View of Nectar Plants: Specie specific
    • Asclepias
    • Aster
    • Bidens
    • Buddleja
    • Ceanothus
    • Cirsium
    • Echinacea
    • Salvia
    • Eriogonum
    • Gaillardia
    • Lantana
    • Tagetes
    • Taraxacum
    • Trifolium
    • Verbena
    • Zinnia
  • Apical Images: Sample from Aerulean Software & Issued U.S. Patents
  • Apical Images: herbaceous plants
    • Arctostaphylos
    • Artemesia, Erigeron, Lavandula, Viburnum
    • Buxus
    • Ceanothus
    • Cistus
    • Cotoneaster
    • Euphorbia
    • Geranium
    • Rhododendron
    • Salvia
  • Apical images: Cactaceae
    • Acanthocalycium
    • Ariocarpus
    • Astrophytum
    • Austrocylindropuntia
    • Aztekium
    • Cleistocactus
    • Coryphantha
    • Ferocactus
  • Thoreau Center Exhibit 2015
  • Testimonials
  • CV
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Butterflies in Mind — Asclepias
the host plant essential to Monarch butterflies

​Butterflies in Mind — Asclepias
A book focused on the Monarch butterfly’s host plant. It contains a story about nectar gardening, a list of all butterflies that feed on Milkweed, information about all US cultivated and native Milkweed, and detailed botanical macro images illustrating the structure of the blossom.
​50 pages, 5,000 words.

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Purchasing these iBooks helps fund updates to the searchable butterfly plant data at www.findplants.net

Four volumes in the series are now available.

Butterflies in Mind — Asclepias

Butterflies in Mind — Perennials
A 500 page complete guide to all perennials that appeal to all US butterflies reflects a four-year study of butterfly activity overlaid with a 14 year study of plants. Contains a complete list of perennials correlated with the adult butterfly species they attract. Fully illustrated and indexed. 512 pages, 38,900 words.

Butterflies in Mind — Monarch
A guide to perennial nectar plants that are known to attract & feed adult Danaus plexippus. Select from over 40 genera. A compilation of original & historical data that is abundantly illustrated. 94 pages, 8,800 words.

Butterflies in Mind — Zinnia
Contains intimate macro images illustrating the butterfly’s view of the world — images botanically detailed and described. Contains details about cultivated Zinnia species and a complete list of adult butterfly species attracted to them for their nectar.  50 pages, 1400 words.
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