On a trip to Florida I had the opportunity to meet up with a long time internet friend. We exchanged little gifts, my gift to her was a small round jewelry box that I painted and her gift to me were shells from the ocean near her place.

I've always been fasinated by natures treasures, often picking up and bringing home shells, rocks, leaves, nuts, feathers, little odds and ends that might one day be in one of my paintings.

Soft pastel, La Carte paper, 6" x 8"