Still Life Painting

This is a still life painting in pastel of Buckeye Nuts.  The name buckeye derives from the resemblance of the seed to the brown eye of a buck, a male deer.   These nuts are inedible when raw.  They  contain high concentrations of a chemical called Aesculin, which is toxic to many animals, including humans, because it causes hemolysis (destruction of red blood cells).  The toxin can be eliminated by leaching the pulverized nuts in multiple changes of boiling water to yield a wholesome, starchy porridge once important to some Native American tribes. Some animals, notably deer and squirrels, are resistant to the toxins and can eat the nuts directly.

These Buckeye Nuts came from Sequoia National Park in Central California.  Elena put them in a traditional Native American basket and placed them on a brick counter in her studio.  It took about 4 weeks to complete this still life painting in pastel.

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