Treasure on the Sand is a 3’x4′ oil painting depicting a shell I found on the beach in the OBX of North Carolina during a walk watching the sun rise over the Atlantic ocean. This was one of those paintings that flowed easily from the brush. I enjoyed working with my favorite colors to create a soft, somewhat abstract yet blurry-realistic background of waves contrasting with the darker colors of the sand and vivid she’ll shape. Adding sand to the wet paint gave the foreground a sense of depth and texture, giving a little more depth to the beach.