52 WEEKS::Pipsissewa (Prince's-Pine)

5/11/2015

Prince's-Pine is known as a winter lover because of its glossy evergreen leaves and its dry, brown fruit that tends to overwinter on the stems. The Cree name, Pipsissewa, means 'it breaks into small pieces' which refers to a substance in the leaves that was believed to dissolve kidney and gall stones. As a tea, many First Nations' Peoples and early settlers used this plant medicinally.

3 Comments

Mary

5/18/2015 09:40:17 am

Hi Veronica,
I keep coming back to this one; I really like the dry-brushing(?) you did around the flower. Looks like it's in a spotlight. :)

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5/18/2015 11:49:18 pm

Hi Mary...it's actually layers of varying shades (very similar tones) of paint placed using a flat brush in almost a pointalism style.

Mary

5/19/2015 11:49:55 pm

Thanks for the clarification, Veronica. Love your wildflowers and appreciate the little stories about each. :)

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