Gift at my doorstep

When I went into my classroom this morning I found a perfect dragon fly specimen laying on the floor just inside the door. It is not even the season for dragonflies! So as many students seemed grossed out by the fascination I showed, I had to use it to demonstrate how a real model could add a unique perspective to a painting. Instead of painting it as I photographed it, I tried to paint it at and angle, and then from the underbelly.