Showing posts with label Solanaceae. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Solanaceae. Show all posts

Tuesday 8 May 2018

Egg, mushroom, tomato

Oil on board, 10 x 15 cm (= 4 x 6 inches):


One of the last cherry tomatoes sill on the last surviving plant before winter hits us here...

Tuesday 24 April 2018

Tomato, egg, pepper shaker

Oil on board, 20 x 15 cm (= about 8 x 6 inches):


As usual the camera did not reproduce the colors quite accurately. I boldly claim that the original looks better.

This work will appear on my Bid-or-Buy store as soon as it is dry enough to transport! 

Wednesday 10 January 2018

Mustard and tomato

Oil on board, 15 x 20 cm (= about 6 x 8 inches):


After a long battle with lack of sun and tough clay soil, I finally managed to get a tomato plant to grow and produce a few fruit. Makes for a nice edible model!

Sunday 8 March 2015

Datura

Cosmopolitan weeds. Datura ferox:



And Datura stramonium:





In both species, all parts of the plant are toxic, especially the seeds. Because the toxin can lead to delirium and hallucinations, the plants are sometimes used as recreational drugs. Not a good idea at all, and death as a result of intentional or accidental Datura poisoning is not unheard of. 


Sunday 1 March 2015

Cestrum

A species of Cestrum. Originally from the Americas, they are somewhat popular garden plants in South Africa. In some areas they have become invasive. They are also poisonous to some livestock.