I had a lovely long walk along the beach this morning. The tide had pushed the pebbles into piles and washed up some lovely interesting things. I gathered a few shells and decided that I would paint some of them when I got home. The limpets were lovely greys and redish browns and I even found one with a band of green around it…
Above you can see my painting endeavors. On the whole I’m very pleased with my sea shell sketches. I painted straight onto Arches watercolour paper, 140 lb NOT, (29 cm x 18 cm) no pencil sketches! And I do believe that my drawing skills are improving. I guess practice pays off…
Lovely post, Evelyn! I LOVE shells and have needlepointed them, drawn them but never painted them. Sadly, where I live, there is a dearth of seashells so I must content myself with my saved ones and your lovely painted ones!!
Thank you Carolyn – I love shells too and I really enjoyed painting them… !
They look great ….still love your blues I see..
Thank you Anthony – I will always love blues, but I love lots of other colours too… !
They look so real.
Thank you Sandy… !
They are lovely, Evelyn! 💕
Thank you Patty Anne… !
Beautiful!
Thank you Jodi… !
so delicate…love your watercolors.
Thank you Sharon… !
Painting with such definition and detail without pencil sketches must be hard! They look great – I love sea shells!
Thank you Zsuzsa – I love sea shells too. Painting without pencil sketches just takes a bit of practice really…
I love each one of these, Evelyn!
Thank you Lisa – I love finding things on the beach…
Beautiful shell paintings x
Thank you… !
I like the mussel shells a lot, and the little snail shell with its shadow next to them. Such a great pleasure, walking on the beach!
Thank you Lynn…
Shells and pebbles are so alluring particularly when they are wet. They make a good subject.
Thank you Graham…