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The 'Shamrock' or 'Pumpkin' Orbweaver spider, Araneus trifolium... painted on an oyster shell. Most of the orb-weavers we see in our garden are Cross Orbweavers, which are European imports. The Shamrock Orbweaver is native to North America, and comes in a range of colors.

I thought a long time about how to do the web, as I wanted to keep the white background of the oyster shell. In real life, the web would be hard to see with such a light backdrop. I eventually settled on dewdrops painted with silver, and consoled myself that it was artistic license.

Soon to be for sale in the shop at the Seattle Art Museum. For information on purchasing shells, see my website: https://kitozbooks.com/product/painted-oyster-shells/

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Purple Shore Crab (Hemigrapsus nudus), and a bit of Shakespeare.

These little guys are everywhere on the shores of the Salish Sea, scurrying under rocks or raising their tiny claws at you, offering a fight.

I used five different reference photos (and video stills), to cobble together a leg and claw arrangement I liked. Its facial expression turned out a little more pouty than grumpy, but that's okay; I think it still works.

Soon to be for sale in the shop at the Seattle Art Museum. For information on purchasing shells, see my website: https://kitozbooks.com/product/painted-oyster-shells/

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Cougar (Puma concolor) and shore pine, painted on an oyster shell.

One of the (many) challenges of this one was how to portray a cougar in a way that didn't make it look like it belonged airbrushed onto the side of a van. You know the look: cat with predatory stare, full moon in the background. Or, snarling cat like a tough team mascot.

Instead, I went with a cat stretch.

The shore pine (Pinus contorta) was my own super subtle joke about cats and their contortions, as well as the contortions of the oyster shell.

Soon to be for sale in the shop at the Seattle Art Museum. For information on purchasing shells, see my website: https://kitozbooks.com/product/painted-oyster-shells/

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Douglas Squirrel with Douglas Fir, painted on an oyster shell.

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I donated one of my Puget Sound Garter Snake shells to Gage Academy for their online fundraising auction. Besides for my super-awesome shell, there's a lot of beautiful artwork up for grabs. Take a look!

(And never mind that my art was mis-titled as "...green comma butter" instead of "butterfly." Green butter, mmmmm.)

Online auction is open April 13-27.

https://gage2023.maxgiving.bid/itemDetail/80120

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Another Puget Sound Garter Snake, this time with a Columbia Lily. I was a bit inspired by the work of naturalist Mark Catesby (1683-1749), who combined animals and plants in aesthetically pleasing, if sometimes surprising, arrangements. The snake and lily in this painting can be found in the same meadow environment, which is part of the reason I put them together. (The other part is that orange and blue are striking together.)

Soon to be for sale in the shop at the Seattle Art Museum. For information on purchasing, see my website: https://kitozbooks.com/product/painted-oyster-shells/

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Familiar bluet damselfly, on an oyster shell.

While damselflies can fold their wings back along their bodies, dragonflies never do. Or so I learned, somewhere on Mastodon.

Soon to be for sale in the shop at the Seattle Art Museum. For information on purchasing, see my website: https://kitozbooks.com/product/painted-oyster-shells/

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