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6.50" x 10.00"
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2.00"
Frame Width:
0.88"
Overall:
12.00" x 15.50"
Elegant Lightning Whelk Framed Print
by Kathi Mirto
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Elegant Lightning Whelk framed print by Kathi Mirto. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
Design Details
Sun bleached and aged like the driftwood it lies upon, the elegant big whelks that wash up on the Western Atlantic and Gulf Coast beaches are yet... more
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Artist's Description
Sun bleached and aged like the driftwood it lies upon, the elegant big whelks that wash up on the Western Atlantic and Gulf Coast beaches are yet another favorite of collectors. When alive, they are edible, especially on European menus. All whelks are predators with a rasping tongue like structure to siphon into mostly clams or scavenged carrion. Near the base of the siphon is a taste/smell receptor that can detect and locate food at a considerable distance.
The opening is always on the left holding it so that the spire is at the top. This sets them apart from other univalves. Their shells are elongated with triangular knobs and the opening extends along their entire length.
Size: Up to 10-15 in, 25- 38 cm
Habitat: Sandy bottoms in shallow water
Range: Western Atlantic Coast far North as Cape Cod, south to Florida and west to the Gulf of Mexico
About Kathi Mirto
Nature is in us all shinning our inner lights a little brighter! If feel inspired to capture her essence through the lens, especially from my Lake Michigan surroundings and even from my own country garden landscape. My photography is an expression of nature's endless beauty. If I feel it, I take the shot! I like to add my photographs to informative writings, poetry and stories at http://hubpages.com/@fossillady so please feel free to pay a visit and hopefully be inspired!
$78.00
Randy Burns
The simplicity of this special still life I so wonderful Kathi. F/L.
Jane Linders
Beautiful work Magi. Perfect in black and white.
Lois Bryan
Oh goodness, the most perfectly shaped shell!!! Beautiful capture!!! l/f
Kathi Mirto
Thank you Pamela for the feature in the group Camera Art!
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the feature
Tejsweena Krishan
Extraordinarily beautiful! :)
Veikko Suikkanen
So beautiful shot Kathi! L
Kathi Mirto
Thank you Lyric for the feature in the group Bedroom Art Gallery!
Kathi Mirto
Thank you Dora for the feature in the group Classic Still Life
Kathi Mirto
Thank you Karen for the feature in the group Lady Photographers!
Kathi Mirto
Thank you Mahesh for the feature in the group Art and Meditation!
Kathi Mirto
Thank you Allan for the feature in the group Grayscale Outdoors!
Angela Davies
Such an elegant shell FL
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Felix Lai
Beautiful still life capture, great color contrast, very well done! l/f
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “The Gray Scale Outdoors” group on Fine Art America — You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
HH Photography of Florida
What a nice specimen. Beautiful shell and light, Kathi. L/tw
Carol Japp
Wonderful in its simplicity Kathi! l/f