Beach combing

Charcoal and pastel on paper/c. 18" x 24"

On the few occasions in July and August I walked the stretch of beach I am most familiar with, I was rewarded with several finds like the one represented above.  Although I've come across similar shells, I always seem to feel as if I've discovered something unique and special each time I have the luck to find one almost intact.  Are these almost whole things picked up off a rocky stretch of seashore a metaphor for a life lived, a period of time, the past or the future? 

Old/ink/two colors/Gloucester

Ink on paper

Detail/work in progress

Oil on canvas

Life drawing model

18" x 24"/Charcoal and pastel on paper

Knitting

Charcoal and pastel on paper/18" x 24"

More summer work

Oil on canvas/36"x30"

Summer @ Deerfield

Oil on canvas/24"x30"