#leafyspurge

Leafy spurge exudes a sticky, toxic sap when cut. It is also invasive in the Mojave - like most of the plants I’m silhouetting in this painting. This is the kind of detail that is meaningful to me, but not necessarily important for viewers to know. I find that tension between what the artist invests and what the audience can read/know endlessly interesting - and often challenging to navigate.

#wip #invasivespecies #leafyspurge #polygons #hlbirdsong #heatherleebirdsong #ithasalwaysbeenthisway
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