Linear Lavender
Simplicity and grace in pastel.
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The Tide Line’s Doodle
Admit it, we have all doodled on the edge of a piece of paper – at school, business meeting, waiting for the tea water to boil. This still life was nothing less than the tide line doodling for me.
Delicate Presence
A lost bit of down and the print of a gull’s foot – echoes of a morning’s breakfast. I absolutely love the simplicity of the story in this still life. Thanks for the title suggestion, MVS!
Just a Sprinkle
An elegant composition in both color and form. The sprinkling of sand, both damp and dry, makes the cluster of pebbles and shell fragments perfect. The small bit of white clam shell adds an intriguing detail, and it draws the … Continue reading
Shadow Angles
The very early sun was perfectly aligned to create an angular shadow from this ovoid clam shell. What a treat!
The Way the Ancient One Goes
Oysters shells are fairly uncommon on our local beach – we have no estuaries where they breed When they do show up locally, oyster shells are usually large and very old, such as this one. They have travelled a long … Continue reading
Grey Heart
Perhaps one of my favorite finds. This still life seems perfect to me: the hues of the pebbles are perfect with one another, the swoop of the lines on the shell are delicate, and the shell is perfectly in alignment. … Continue reading
Lost Jewelry, or Found Jewel
As perfectly formed as if by a jeweler, this small piece of clam shell looks like filigree. We did pick it up after photographing, and it will be made into a necklace.
Complementary in Many Ways
The placement of the shells, but even more so the colors of these shells make them complementary. The orange of the jingle shell beside the blue of the mussel would almost be directly across from one another on a color … Continue reading
Old Shell, Fresh Water
An odd assemblage of flotsam becomes beautiful when washed by the tide.
Tide Line Still Life 