Painting of Shells Van Gogh their fins and tails trailing

their fins and tails trailing soft ripples through the current

A noble presence that carries the hush of the high mountains indoors

so the field seems to hold the same heat as the sky

A whole pineapple crowns the arrangement

Painting of Shells Van Gogh their fins and tails trailingThis watercolour study gathers a cluster of seashells resting in the clear shallows of a tidal pool, their forms half submerged beneath a thin film of moving water. A large fan shaped scallop takes centre stage, banded in russet, amber and soft green, surrounded by smaller cockles in coral and chalky pink. Rounded pebbles line the sandy bed below, while delicate flecks of foam and tiny bubbles drift across the surface. The treatment is loose yet