Shells and a Spool of Thread

This was an accidental little still life that I put together a while ago.  I was trying to figure out what my art practice would look like without oil paints.  It was a bit of a paradigm shift for me.  Working small and with water-soluble paints seems so much less...GRAND.  It was like shopping in my closet instead of at Anthropologie.
I didn't realize how much I would enjoy watercolors, pen, ink, pencils after so many years of oil paint.  Somehow these paintings were so much simpler, and seemed like the right level of commitment. That is, I could make something in a few hours instead of a couple of months.  Everyone needs that feeling of accomplishment - especially and artist with two small babies to take care of.
So here you have it. One of the early watercolors. Shells just in time for beach weather.