As you may recall in an earlier post as part of my decorations for our Czech house I brought over some seashells collected on a beach in Kent. I thought they would be very English objects for my Czech home, a bit of the seaside in landlocked central Europe. I very carefully washed them (so as not to smell) and placed them in a bowl of tap water on the windowsill, thus showing off their colours and patterns. There they sat for a few weeks; they sit there no longer.The local man, who had first found the house for me two years ago, arrived one morning on my doorstep with his three children. I was pleased to see them and invited them in. Fruit tea and cola were offered and accepted and we settled down to an awkward silence. He is a man who never uses a sentence when one word will do, and often not that. My Czech was not able to sustain a one-sided conversation, and our attempts at broken German were equally short-lived.The little lad made up for his father's silence with a running commen
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"Silver and Seashells"8X10Oil on Linen PanelAvailable I want this!As long as I was having a moment with the little clam shell, I decided to expand on the subject and try something I have been wanting to do. I have painted silver in acrylic and watercolor before, but have not tried it in oils until now. You tell me...did I get there?Some time ago someone gave me a candle in this small silver container with the beaded edge. The candle has long ago been used up, but I saved this little piece of silver, knowing I would use it for something someday. I guess today is the day.
So far, the top inch of this piece was visible only in the charcoal sketch. I betcha never even noticed. So here it is, in all it’s glory:
Seashells in soft pastel, 12″ x 9.” My initials made it onto the front of the finished piece, and are hidden between the lower left shells.
Tags: pastel, seashells, pastel painting
"Seashells & Shadows"16X20Oil On CanvasAvailable for Purchase$950.00Contact MeDetailThis is a re-post of this painting. If you live at the coast and want a really great painting for your living room or den......this is it. If you love seashells this would be beautiful hanging close to them or next to a stack of books on sea life. It is framed and ready to hang. The frame is plein air gold and the colors in the painting are a bit more vibrant than shown here. If you are interested I can email you more pictures of it.
