Shell Painting Monet The scene evokes grace

The scene evokes grace

The piece blends the dignity of one of nature's giants with a thoroughly modern

alert eyes and finely barred grey head lend the bird a striking

adding seasonal richness without overwhelming

giving the scene both warmth and cool

Shell Painting Monet The scene evokes graceSeashells lie scattered across wet golden sand as a thin sheet of foamy surf curls in from above. A cluster of spiralling conch shells and ribbed scallops sits at the centre, their apricot, peach and pearly white surfaces glistening with water and clinging bubbles. The receding wave leaves a lacework of foam and reflected light across the damp shore, and tiny droplets bead on the sand around each shell. Painted in a horizontal, photographic style, the