Clam Shell

Oil on Canvas Panel

6x6

NFS

This clam shell painting is a birthday gift for my amazing father, Lt. Col. Peter G. Scharf, USMC-Ret.  I spent my childhood along the Eastern Seaboard, from North Carolina to Maine.  As a result of our proximity to the Atlantic, shellfish was commonplace in our home.  I fondly remember Dad leaning over the sink, shucking clams and slurping out the delicious meat and juices--as a snack.

Dad eventually taught me how to eat them.  At first, he paid me for each one I managed to "stomach."  After the first or second one though, I quickly realized how delicious they were!  I made some decent money that day....  Happy Birthday, Dad!

Clamshell

Oil on Gallery Profile Canvas, 20x20 -- View eBay auction

How I miss the Atlantic Ocean and its shellfish!!!!!  If this painting doesn't sell, I'm hanging it over the clawfoot tub. (Yes, original art hanging in the bathroom.  Why not?)



Mussel Shell

Oil on canvas panel, 6x6--View eBay Auction Listing
This is a remnant from New Year's Eve's gourmet lobster bake which was cooked on my wood-burning stove in Schulenburg. My husband was actually able to find clams and mussels in Georgetown, Texas earlier in the day. A friend from Houston brought the lobsters. Along with shrimp, red bliss potatoes, corn on the cob, artchoke hearts, and poached garlic cloves--all in a white wine-based broth, this was sheer gustatory magic!