Quahog shells painted with acrylic on paper. Final touches were added with a color pencil. #mixedmedia #acrylicpainting #seatreasures #artonbluesky #artstream #artshare #artonpaper #discoverart #natureart #traditionalart

Color pencil drawing on paper. #artonbluesky #drawing #artonpaper #traditiionalart #pencilart #traditionalart #artshare #realisticart #art

Acrylic painting of Mussel shells on paper with the reference photo. #acrylic #acrylicpainting #blueskyart #sketchbookart #traditionalmedium #artshare #artonpaper #myart #seatreasures #ocean #art #bskyart #artsky #sea #seashells #contemporaryart #acrylicpaintings #originalart #blueandgray

Charcoal drawing on paper of five peppers. #artistonbluesky #charcoaldrawings #drawingonpaper #artshare #fineart #bskyart #traditionart #traditionalmedium #art #artistofbluesky #originalart #realisticart #stillife #artist #artonbluesky

Pastel drawing on paper. #artist #fineart #art #originalart #artistofbluesky #traditionalmedium #fruits #stillifeart #bold #boldcolors #complimentarycolors #classical

Here's a sphere study created with neon gel pens purchased from the dollar store. I like stepping out of my comfort zone to explore other art media in my sketchbook. #sketchbook #traditionalmedium #neon #artofbluesky #artsky #freelanceartist #artshare #drawing #art #artist #myart

Here's a section of an older pencil drawing on paper. The subtle shading gives the appearance of silk. #blueskyart #traditionalmedium #fineart #shelldrawing #stillifeart #artonpaper #beachtreasures #pencildrawing

Miniature pencil drawing on paper with reference photo. #smallart #artshare #artist #art #originalart #fineart #traditionalmediums #artwork #drawingonpaper #drawing #artistsofbluesky

Acrylic paintings of scallop and quahog shells on paper placed side by side. #discoverart #artoftheday #beachtresasures #nature #artonbluesky #art #artonpaper #bskyart #traditionalart #artistonbluesky #artshare #artstream #originalart #sea

Drawing in color pencil on paper. Due to the numerous layers of color pencil added, this drawing has been mistaken for an oil painting. #bskyartistalley #realisticart #fineart #artistsonbluesky #colorpencildrawing #loveart #bskyart #discoverart #stillife #artonpaper #artistlife #artlives

Acrylic painting on paper of a Conch shell. #discoverart #bskyartistalley #paintings #traditionalpaintings #seatreasures #acrylicpainting

This drawing was created with just the charcoal pencil and eraser displayed above the drawing. #traditionalart #discoverart #blackandwhiteart #charcoaldrawing #artist #art #stillifeart

Color pencil drawing on paper. Maintaining a white background while drawing was the most challenging step. #colorpencil #realisticart #stillife #coloredpencil #artonpaper #myart #pencilonpaper #realisticdrawing

I couldn't resist painting this Gouldian Finch. The palette displays the beautiful paint colors used in the process. #acrylicpainting #beautifulnatureart #birdsart #colorpalette

Here's an acrylic painting on paper of clam shells. I'm pleased with how it came out. #natureart #traditionalart #stillifeart #acrylicpainting #paintingonpaper #traditionalpainting #mysketchbook

This is an older illustration I completed on Derwent's request to design the cover art for a new brand of graphite pencils. #art #graphitepencil #realisticart #stillife #pencildrawing #natureart #seashellsart #fineart

Acrylic painting on paper of Moon Snail shells. It had been a long time since I worked in acrylics. I wasn't focused on the details, just color and form. #acrylicpainting #natureart #traditionalart #stillifeart #traditionalpainting

Color pencil drawing on paper. #drawing #colorpencil