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#Nautilus #Shell #Internal #Structure by Kaye Menner Wide variety #Prints & lovely #Products at:

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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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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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