2025, February 19

I didn't get outside today due to weather. So, it was an inside photo shoot today...LOL

This painting, Day at the Beach, is one I created 3 years ago. It was inspired by a conk shell I saw at Honeymoon Island Beach in late 2021. It had a crab in it...hehehe So, I didn't get to keep the shell. But I did keep a scallop shell I found. I glued the scallop shell to the canvas and then painted the small conk shell on the canvas and placed its shadow to be cast on the physical scallop shell. This is one of a few paintings I did where I included physical subjects with the painted ones.

Here is a photo of the conk shell that inspired the painting ❤️