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Art | Painted Oyster Shells

Three-banded Lady Beetle

This little lady beetle is a native of the Pacific Northwest, unlike many of the spotted varieties we’re used to seeing.

Tags: beetle / oyster

To purchase a shell, please go to my shop page here.

Jane Austen, on Silence

A painting of a brown and orange squirrel crouched with a bushy tail waving, painted in an oyster shell, with fir boughs in the background.

Douglas Squirrel

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

Green sea anemones, orange starfish, and purple sea urchins are painted inside an oyster shell, looking like a tide pool.

Tide Pool

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

A large flat oyster shell. Inside it is painted a blue-grey nuthatch and the green needles and small brown pinecones of a hemlock.

Nuthatch and Western Hemlock

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

A small oyster shell. Inside it is painted a brown water skipper and the green leaves of duckweed.

Water Skipper and Duckweed

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

turquoise and black snake and orange wild lily, painted inside oyster shell with gold trim

Garter Snake and Lily

Painted Oyster Shells

blue and turquoise snake and orange and brown butterfly, painted inside an oyster shell with gold trim.

Garter Snake and Butterfly

Painted Oyster Shells

orange-brown many-legged centipede, painted inside an oyster shell

Bark Centipede

Painted Oyster Shells

fawn curled asleep in a patch of vetch, painted inside an oyster shell with gold trim

Deer and Vetch

Painted Oyster Shells

red and green warty toad crouched on feathery green moss, painted inside an oyster shell

Western Toad

Painted Oyster Shells

blue and white kingfisher with a gold halo, backed by pink wild roses, painted inside an oyster shell

Belted Kingfisher

Painted Oyster Shells

blue butterfly and green mistletoe painted inside an oyster shell with gold trim

Hairstreak and Mistletoe

Painted Oyster Shells

poem by Herrick written in calligraphy around a moon snail shell, all painted inside an oyster shell

Love Is a Circle

Painted Oyster Shells

A river otter, painted inside an oyster shell. Blue-green background. Beneath the otter, several silver fish swim.

River Otter

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

purple crab painted inside an oyster shell, with a banner reading, "I am not bound to please thee with my answers." and "Shakespeare"

Crabby Crab

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

orange spider and silver web painted on an oyster shell.

Orb-weaver Spider

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

mountain lion stretching on a log, painted inside an oyster shell

Mountain Lion

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

a thin blue damselfly painted inside a small, oblong oyster shell

Familiar Bluet Damselfly

Painted Oyster Shells

pink and beige moth with a blooming branch of pussy willow, painted inside an oyster shell

Sphinx Moth and Willow

Painted Oyster Shells

Three pink rhododendron flowers painted inside an oyster shell, with "Rhododendron Macrophyllum" written in a box.

Pacific Rhododendron

Painted Oyster Shells

long green leaves as a background to a banner reading, "I like this place and willingly could waste my time in it." Also, a blue, orange, and white caterpillar, eating the leaves.

Pacific Tent Caterpillar

Painted Oyster Shells

black and white butterfly on an oyster shell

Clodius Parnassian Butterfly

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

yellow bat on deep blue background, painted inside an oyster shell

Big-eared Bat

Painted Oyster Shells

a blue-ish black widow spider painted inside an oyster shell

Black Widow

Painted Oyster Shells

oyster shell painted with a quotation from Jane Austen, "Let us have the luxury of silence." Words are on a banner, with a background of deep blue with gold stars.

Jane Austen, on Silence

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

Inside a small oyster shell, a bright red octopus is painted with swirling tentacles.

Eastern Red Pacific Octopus

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

An oyster shell with gold trim. Inside it is painted a scene of two river otters swimming underwater. Blue-green background.

Two River Otters

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

pacific banana slug and shield lichen, painted on an oyster shell by Kit Oz

Pacific Banana Slug

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

great blue heron painted on oyster shell by "kit oz"

Great Blue Heron

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

A red dragonfly painted inside an oyster shell.

Cardinal Meadowhawk

Painted Oyster Shells

blue and pink flowers on a stem with white-spotted leaves

Lungwort

Art, Natural Science Illustrations

cat sleeping in feast ruins

After the Feast

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

Nico’s Pier

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

oyster shell painting "perfect is the enemy of good"

Perfect is the Enemy…

Painted Oyster Shells

humpback whales mother calf Delft dutch blue tile

Humpbacks

Odds & Ends

Bea pea flowers on an oyster shell

Beach Pea

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

common loon, gavia immer, painted on an oyster shell

Common Loon

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

drawing of a wood violet

Wood Violet

Art, Natural Science Illustrations

bulldog ready to fight

Ready to Rumble

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

Kitty vs. Lobster Pots

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

spiny seahorse Delft dutch tile

Spiny Seahorse

Odds & Ends

tree frogs dance the nutcracker ballet on wrapping paper

Nutcracker Frogs

Art, Odds & Ends

harbor seal painted on an oyster shell

Harbor Seal

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

American kestrel painted on an oyster shell by Kit Oz

American Kestrel

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

An oyster shell with a grey-blue nuthatch bird painted on it. Burst of pine needles in the background.

Nuthatch and Pine

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

black and white image of an ammonite.

Ammonite fossil

Art, Natural Science Illustrations

Mourning Flowers

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

Ramon Studies

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

oyster shell Nootka rose painting

Nootka Rose Shell

Painted Oyster Shells

three views of a dog being excited

Scrumpy Gets a Treat

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

Kit Oz Pacific Giant Octopus, painted on an oyster shell

Giant Pacific Octopus

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

red flowering currant, ribes sanguineum, on an oyster shell, painted by Kit Oz

Red Flowering Currant

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

A small oyster shell with a yellow, orange, and black bumble bee painted on it. Background is a multitude of ceanothus blossoms in blue/lavender.

Bumble Bee and Ceanothus

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

colored pencil persimmons and Chinese eggplant

Persimmons and Chinese Eggplant Sitting on Blue Paper

Art, Odds & Ends

Dog waiting at vet

Vet Worries

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

Kiki is So Mean

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

schooner blue Delft dutch tile

Schooner

Odds & Ends

Angelica Lucida painted on an oyster shell

Coastal Angelica

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

orca or killer whale in Puget Sound

Orca in Puget Sound

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

iris tenax, the tough leaf iris, on an oyster shell by kit oz

Wild Iris

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

Roman Era Clay Lamp

Art, Odds & Ends

Bath Time

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

Scratching That Itch

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

moon and night sky on oyster shell

Full Moon Shell

Painted Oyster Shells

fairy slipper orchid, painted on an oyster shell

Fairy Slipper Orchid

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

Anna's hummingbird painted on oyster shell, with honeysuckle

Anna’s Hummingbird

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

pacific tree frog chorus frog pseudacris regilla on oyster shell by kit oz

Pacific Chorus Frogs

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

diagram of Bad Chicken, with flaws pointed out

They call me “Bad Chicken.”

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

Lurking Crocodile

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

Crocodile Tricks

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

thai chili peppers with gold on clam shell

Thai Chili Peppers

Painted Oyster Shells

small fox and Shakespeare quotation on an oyster shell

Vixen

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

rivers otters play in the snow on an oyster shell

River Otters

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

little brown bat

Little Brown Bat

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

Pallas's cat, otocolobus manul, peeping in from the side of the page.

Pallas’s Cat

Art, Natural Science Illustrations

twirling corn husk doll

Corn Husk Doll

Art, Odds & Ends

bottles being hunted in forest

Hunting Bottles

Art, Odds & Ends

Ramon to the Rescue

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

Heceta Head lighthouse on Delft blue tile

Heceta Head Lighthouse

Odds & Ends

cedar waxwing and dogwood on oyster shell

Cedar Waxwing

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

coastal Larkspur painted on an oyster shell with gilt

Coastal Larkspur

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

Steller's Jay on an oyster shell

Steller’s Jay

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

drawing of a bobcat head with skull, teeth, muscles, cartilage

Bobcat Skull & Muscles

Art, Natural Science Illustrations

Nico vs. Socks

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

man with dreadlocks wearing a moss mask with a snail

Mask Personality #9

Art, Odds & Ends

Smoochies

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

green sea turtle Delft dutch tile

Green Sea Turtle (in blue)

Odds & Ends

snowy plovers on oyster shell

Western Snowy Plovers

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

Fireweed painted on an oyster shell

Fireweed

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

Pacific dogwood oyster shell kit oz

Pacific Dogwood

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

drawing of green beetle with rainbow colors in the legs.

Unicorn Chafer Beetle

Art, Natural Science Illustrations

Squeaky Chew Toys

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

flower crown on renaissance wench

Mask Personality #8

Art, Odds & Ends

RBG

Art, Odds & Ends

puffer fish fugu blow fish Delft dutch tile jellyfish motif

Puffer Fish

Odds & Ends

Townsend's chipmunk and samaras

Townsend’s Chipmunk

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

William Blake poem on an oyster shell with beach morning glories

William Blake

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

Nootka Rose blossom painted on an oyster shell

Nootka Rose

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

a delicate, pale green winged bug raises a tiny front leg in a gesture toward a silvery moon, all painted inside a small oyster shell

Green Lacewing and Moon

Painted Oyster Shells

Map of Caye Caneen

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

Petroliana Still Life

Art, Odds & Ends

Saidy the Crab

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

Rambo with gloved finger up nose

Mask Personality #7

Art, Odds & Ends

baby laughing portrait

Laughing Baby

Art, Odds & Ends

snow goose gold painting on oyster shell

Snow Goose

Painted Oyster Shells

kit oz oyster shell with green darner dragonfly

Green Darner Dragonfly

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

bumblebees on oyster shells by kit oz

Bumblebees

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

Scrumpy is Doo-oo-oomed

Children’s Books Illustrations

Cloud Creatures

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

Save the Girl

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

underpants showgirl with panties on head

Mask Personality #6

Art, Odds & Ends

portrait in renaissance style

Father-in-law

Art, Odds & Ends

mermaid ukulele Delft dutch tile

Mermaid with Ukulele

Odds & Ends

ink wash style coastal scene on an oyster shell

Coastal Scene

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

kit oz yellow pond lily painting on an oyster shell

Yellow Pond Lily

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

All That Glitters

Painted Oyster Shells

Scrumpy’s Place

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

drawing of cat running across the end of an airstrip in the jungle, while a small plane comes in to land.

Runway Cat

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

viking with lots of braided hair

Mask Personality #5

Art, Odds & Ends

Go fetch stick dog boy

Fetch

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

sumi-e style painted oyster shell of "first beach" at "la push" on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.

First Beach, La Push

Painted Oyster Shells

fritillary butterfly and violets, on an oyster shell

Puget Sound Fritillary

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

"Kit Oz" Pacific sea nettle jellyfish painted on an oyster shell.

Pacific Sea Nettle

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

ominous chicken skull drawing in carbon dust

Chicken Skull

Art, Natural Science Illustrations

food treats

Sweet Story

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

fishbowl on woman's head

Mask Personality #4

Art, Odds & Ends

dog looking appalled, in crowd

Oh no!

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

sea otter mother and pup in gilded oyster shell

Otters

Painted Oyster Shells

salmonberry blossoms on an oyster shell

Salmonberry

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

"kit oz" fabric designs of mornings glories and bees in celtic knot

Morning Glory Bee Fabrics

Art, Odds & Ends

black and white drawing of horseshoe crab

Horseshoe Crab

Art, Natural Science Illustrations

Mugshot

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

crow clutching a globe, backdrop of flowers

Spring, 2020

Art, Odds & Ends

Delft dutch style bunny tile

Delft Rabbit Tile

Art, Odds & Ends

kraken squid in oyster shell

Kraken on the Half Shell

Painted Oyster Shells

moonglow sea anemone on an oyster shell

Moonglow Sea Anemone

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

ink and claybord drawing of unfurling fern

Western Sword Fern

Art, Natural Science Illustrations

Queen Annamaria

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

Kitten Triskelion

Art, Odds & Ends

Dutch Delft style blue tile design of deep sea diver

Deep Sea Diver

Odds & Ends

1920s bathing beauty with parasol Delft blue tile

1920s Bathing Beauty

Odds & Ends

Shi Shi beach in ink wash style, on an oyster shell

Shi Shi Beach

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

red fox curled up in a sword fern bower by Kit Oz

Red Fox

Art, Painted Oyster Shells

pear blossoms with moss and lichen

Bartlett Pear

Art, Natural Science Illustrations

Lobster Dance

Art, Children’s Books Illustrations

Hope, Vote

Art, Odds & Ends

pillow Delft blue tile nautical

Nautical Tile Fabric, on Home Goods

Odds & Ends

great white shark with pilot fish Delft dutch blue tile

Great White

Odds & Ends

echo blue butterfly on an oyster shell

Echo Blue Butterfly

Art, Painted Oyster Shells