out of the great blue | melissa g. olson
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gallery 2

what's healing? 
(botanical paintings of naturopathic herbs)

There's a story behind how these paintings came to be. It begins with a lovely naturopathic doctor planning her wedding, and ends with these images appearing on the place cards for all wedding guests and on a table tent for each corresponding table. The backs of the cards included the plant name and details of its use for healing in naturopathic and holistic medicine. Guess whose table was named "Rosemarried"?

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Arnica  •  Arnica montana  •  watercolor  •  5" x 7"
notecards available in the shop

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Bloodroot  •  Sanguinaria Canadensis  •  watercolor  •  5" x 7"
notecards available in the shop

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Burdock • Articum lappa  •  watercolor  •  5" x 7"
notecards available in the shop

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California poppy  •  Eschscholzia californica  •  watercolor  •  5" x 7"
notecards available in the shop

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Chamomile  •  Matricaria recutita  •  watercolor  •  5" x 7"

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Evening primrose  •  Oenothera biennis  •  watercolor  •  5" x 7"

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Feverfew  •  Tanecetum parthenium  •  watercolor  •  5" x 7"

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Lavender  •  Lavandula angustifolia  •  watercolor  •  5" x 7"

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Lemon balm  •  Melissa officinalis  •  watercolor  •  5" x 7"

Motherwort-botanical watercolor
Motherwort  •  Leonurus cardiaca  •  watercolor  •  5" x 7"

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Peppermint  •  Mentha piperata  •  watercolor  •  5" x 7"
notecards available in the shop

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Rosemary  •  Rosmarinus officinalis  •  watercolor  •  5" x 7"

Skullcap;
Skullcap • Scutellaria lateriflora •  watercolor  • 5" x 7"

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Thyme  •  Thymus vulgaris  •  watercolor  •  5" x 7"

Angelica - botanical watercolor
Angelica  •  Angelica sinensis  •  watercolor  •  5" x 7"

on to the next gallery... 

all images © Melissa G. Olson  •  all rights reserved  •  Glenside, PA
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