Shell Portrait I
Acrylic, Gouache & Pencil on Canvas
There is something so compelling about the process of walking the shoreline and collecting the beautiful sculptural shells that wash up onto the beach. Such a sense of discovery.
I am always drawn to the ones with the smooth edges and concentric lines, or the broken pieces.
One year, during a trip to Florida, I only gathered shells in two color palettes; those soft colors and subtle patterns ended up in the Shell Portrait paintings.
There is something so compelling about the process of walking the shoreline and collecting the beautiful sculptural shells that wash up onto the beach. Such a sense of discovery.
I am always drawn to the ones with the smooth edges and concentric lines, or the broken pieces.
One year, during a trip to Florida, I only gathered shells in two color palettes; those soft colors and subtle patterns ended up in the Shell Portrait paintings.