Paul Valery
A daily practice of sketching and painting gives you a chance to exercise the big three P's - practice, practice, practice!
"Onion Shell" (family Melapiidae) - pencil sketch and watercolour in 'Journal' sketchbook - Maree©
I sketched this shell in 2002, but decided to put some colour to it yesterday.
These shells are smooth on the outside, without ridging, and have a quite flattened spire. In South Africa we have Melapium lineatum and Melapium elatum - 2 really beautiful shells. The lineatum's common name is 'Onion shell' - the shape and patterns resemble an onion.