Oleander
Oleander
Watercolor
Artwork 16 x 12 inches
Framed 17 x 13 inches
Original watercolor painting. Mounted onto 1 1/2 inch cradleboard and waxed. Framed with black wood float frame with gold accent.
PLEASE NOTE: This artwork is on exhibition at Pittsburgh Botanic Garden until June 23rd but is available now for purchase. It will be marked as SOLD and will ship June 25th.
"Oleander” is from a series of botanicals exploring the fascinating duality of poisonous/medicinal plants.
Oleander has traditionally been used in the treatment of cardiac illness, asthma, diabetes, scabies, cancer, epilepsy, and wound healing.
However, Oleander is so toxic, humans don't even have to ingest it to experience symptoms of poisoning — just touching the plant and tree sap with bare hands or inhaling the smoke of burning oleander can induce toxic effects.