Glasswort

Edisto Island , South Carolina
March 2006
Oil on canvas
24 x 32 in. (61 x 81.3 cm)

Private collection

Virginia glasswort (salicornia virginica) was once used as a source of soda for glassmaking. It tolerates high salinity and can be found in the high marsh. This drift of it, near the causeway to Edisto beach, was in fall color in December.

Home studio painting – March.

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