I found this little gold button shell and thought it would be perfect to paint lying on the beach with the tide going out. Yes, I love shells and think they are a great vehicle for painting form and color.…

Yes, I have been on a trend of painting shells lately. I love the colors and shapes. I love imagining them in the sand and waves. They are just fun to play with and a good excuse for heading over…

My inspiration for this was a little shell I found on the beach. And I wanted to play with violet! I drew out the basic shapes with #2 pencil – nothing fancy. Strapped down the paper and got the trusty…

So I saw this shell and I am not quite over the whole “painting shells” thing yet. Would you believe I have never been a shell collector? Don’t know much about them. Really, my paintings are all about color and…