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Glow ~ my newest painting highlights fireflies and their larvae, surrounded by milkweed, jewelweed, and a monarch chrysalis. These plants are painted with healthy leaves and flowers atop disappearing roots.

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2022-10-08

They Came with Grace~(working title) just finished up this 36”x60” oil with references like and !

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2022-03-31

New plant comic on common jewelweed! Based on a recent paper by & Christina Caruso https://t.co/Qkhj2TE9ik

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2020-08-01

Day 23 - Jewelweed

Growing in ditches and along creeks, jewelweed blooms from late spring to early fall and is frequently pollinated by hummingbirds and bumblebees. It has been used as a remedy for skin irritation, most notably for poison ivy.

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2019-10-24