New Paintings of Shells

One thing that the flowers lack is the kind of texture that I enjoy bringing out in a painting.  Therefore, I have been investigating other objects that have textures similar to bones.  I thought about other objects that served to strengthen and protect like bones.  I have posted two paintings of shells.  Egg shell is a painting of a broken egg shell.  The broken pieces are scattered in a way reminiscent of a stepping stone path way that leads the eye to the larger egg shell pieces.  This is one of those paintings where the idea comes to you and is not forced.  Seashells on Blue incorporates a few different types of seashells set upon a reflective blue agate.  The agate acts as a blue mirror upon which the shells reflect.

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is a visual artist based in Indianapolis. She is drawn to natural, organic objects and portrays them with oil on textured surfaces. Often, she presents her subject in dynamic still life with a shift of time through movement or growth-decay.