“Macondo” acrylic painting with gold leaf 48x48 in

Yellow butterflies described by The Nobel prize, Gabriel Garcia Marquez in his book, 100 years of solitude. "It was then that she realized that the yellow butterflies preceded the appearances of Mauricio Babilonia." (Marquez, 287)
Mauricio Babilonia is a character who has an affair with Renata Remedios (Meme) Buendia. He's a very honest, generous, and handsome man who is said to be a descedent of the gypsies. He's followed around by yellow butterflies which may be symbolic of his energy or as a warning of how he will effect the future of the Buendia family (he fathers the last surviving member of the Buendias').