Tuesday 17 December 2013

Treasures from the Sea



Imagine a fine glass of wine on a hot sultry night sitting on the back porch with friends.
  
Take it one step further!

 Imagine, after a day of sea shell hunting in the bright sunshine,
 you are sprawled in a reclining chair looking out to sea holding one of these glasses filled to the brim with your favorite wine. 

Now we are talking!

These one of a kind glasses are the perfect accompaniment to a delicious sea food meal or with appetizers.






First, I had to find the right glass that I wanted to paint on.  
Something a bit different - I found these at Pier One.  

I liked the rings around the base - it reminded me of waves flowing up the beach and slowly receding. 





What to paint - not an easy question.

I used my favorite sea creatures: the Blue Crab, Nautilus shell, Lions Paw, Starfish, Moon Snail, Florida Cerith shell, and of course the Common Sand dollar.


Blue crab

I picked a sea creature - the first being the blue crab - and painted it on each glass.
After I added the Nautilus shell and Lions Paw in front of a sand dollar.


sand dollar, Nautilus shell and a lions paw
On the third side I painted the starfish, Moon shell and Cerith shell.


 The glasses turned out fantastic-  didn't they?