Sunday, December 29

Nautilus

"Nautilus"
6" x 8"
Pastel on canvas panel
A friend sent me a photo of this shell tonight. I had just finished a piece to post for January first, and felt pretty good about it, so before putting away my "toys," I pulled the colours in the shell and painted it.  

I have a nautilus shell similar to this one on a shelf in another room, but mine lacks this much colour. It's more like a standard opal than this "fire opal" kind of presentation.  It was fun to try to capture the essence of the shell.

Carol

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4 comments:

  1. juliefordoliver.blogspot.comDecember 29, 2013 at 2:09 PM

    You have created a beautiful iridescence and I am in awe. Would love to see the shell. The blue is especially wonderful.

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    1. Carol KeeneDecember 29, 2013 at 4:16 PM

      I tried to paint what I saw in the photo, staying true to the value and the hue, where possible. The shell looked a lot like the painting. Even the owner was surprised. It was sent to me almost as a challenge/dare. And I was in the mood for a challenge.

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  2. Diana MarshallDecember 30, 2013 at 6:16 AM

    Love this, the colours, composition, just a sweet painting!
    I can imagine fun to paint.

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    1. Carol KeeneDecember 30, 2013 at 8:09 AM

      The composition was just as the photo came to me. I recognized its perfection and ran with it. It was, indeed a fun one to paint. Thank you for commenting, Diana.

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