Swallowtail and Honeybee with Hellebore

Hellebores and Butterfly, 10x10, Patricia Bennett

Hellebores and Butterfly, first sitting, 10x10, Patricia Bennett

 I sat next to a clump of hellebores and painted them for a few hours in the warm spring sun

A large black butterfly briefly stopped by.  It seems to be a swallowtail.  There were lots of honeybees too.