9/5: Garlic, oil on canvas panel, 7x5 in.
Old English word of the day:
gárléac [gär'-lāək]
This literally means "spear-leek" from the shape of its leaves, or cloves according to one reference. As it was mentioned in Old English texts (before the 11th century) I believe it would have referred to other Allium varieties native to Britain before it came to mean the familiar A. sativum that apparently was brought back during the Crusades.
3 comments:
beautiful work, just had a scroll down your blog, very impressive, love your ability to take an ordinary everyday object and highlight it's natural beauty.
I'm really enjoying watching your work.
Absolutely beautiful work.
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