Friday, January 27, 2012

Scallop Shell Trio Watercolor

Scallop Shell Trio- 9X12 on 140 lb. cold press

I am in a beach painting state of mind lately, and the shells and beach glass are getting me back in practice.  I decided that the easiest way to get back to painting would be with the simple objects- and beach finds are something I have in abundant supply.  The variety of colors and all of the little details make for good practice without a lot of pressure to produce a perfect painting.
These scallop shells are from Long Island- Fire Island to be specific.  Walking the beach on Fire Island is amazing when you are a serious beachcomber.  One beach has mostly clam shells, and a mile down the sand, there are zillions of scallops.  If you are having a GREAT day, you find some beach glass to add to your sandy treasures.
I found a new beach today(new to me) that was beautiful, but not much in the way of shells.  Right in the shadow of Mugu Rock, next to Point Mugu Naval Base.  I found a few pretty little shells and 4 pieces of beach glass.  A little extra exercise to add to my 3 miles at sunrise- along with some nice photos made it a good trip.  Who knows? Maybe a future painting in one of those photos.


Posted by Mermaid's Palette at 10:45 AM
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12 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 27, 2012 at 3:09 PM

    I shouldn't have looked... now I'm longing for summer! Your shells are exquisite! Wow! And how fun to discover a new beach! I can only imagine the thrill that would be. If I go out walking here, I might be lucky to discover a new house being built in a once-empty lot, where lovely grasses waved in the wind 'neath tall stately trees.... (sigh) Looking at your gorgeous beach art makes me feel better!

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  2. IreneJanuary 27, 2012 at 3:34 PM

    Love your scallop shell painting. Your post makes me want to move closer to a beach.

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  3. Mermaid's PaletteJanuary 27, 2012 at 3:44 PM

    Thanks, Katherine- I am happy that I could bring you a little bit of a beachy feeling!

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  4. Mermaid's PaletteJanuary 27, 2012 at 3:45 PM

    Thank you, Irene- I'm glad you stopped by!

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  5. Maria's WatercolorJanuary 27, 2012 at 4:53 PM

    Beautiful painting Sheryl and I too have beach envy, hope you are doing well and look forward to seeing more of your painting.

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  6. Claire MJanuary 27, 2012 at 6:39 PM

    Another neat painting of scallop shells. I have to admit that I have a soft heart when I see '3' of something ... comes from being the mom of 3 kids I think. You have captured quite a bit of dimension in the texture on the surface of these shells.

    I'll be interested to see what comes of your new beach treasures.

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  7. Mermaid's PaletteJanuary 27, 2012 at 7:47 PM

    Thanks, Claire! You will be happy with some of my next ones then- I seem to be gravitating towards trios of things in my paintings this week!

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  8. Mermaid's PaletteJanuary 28, 2012 at 8:51 AM

    Maria- thanks! Glad to be back into this little art world we have, and enjoying looking around at what everyone is doing!

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  9. martinealisonJanuary 28, 2012 at 8:59 AM

    J'aime me retrouver aussi sur les plages à la recherche de beaux coquillages ...
    Une très jolie peinture.
    Gros bisous

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  10. suzanneberryJanuary 31, 2012 at 3:23 PM

    beautiful sheryl! what a wonderful series of threes! visiting your blog is like a day at the beach! wonderful!

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  11. Mermaid's PaletteJanuary 31, 2012 at 8:05 PM

    Thank you so much, Suzanne!

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  12. Mermaid's PaletteJanuary 31, 2012 at 8:05 PM

    Merci, Martine!

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