'Shelly' - Driftwood

Driftwood: 20"x50"

I saw this large piece of driftwood laying half buried in the sand with the side of the tree barely showing, just like a treasure chest the other weekend. We dug it up and brought it home where the work began of prep, priming and painting. Over 140 hours of washing, cleaning, sanding, drying, sanding again, sketching ideas, and more sanding were put into it. Weighing 14lbs, measuring 20”x50” and having all of the trees contouring curves behind it, this was definitely the hardest painting challenge I’ve had so far. I learned a lot from this one and I’m really happy with how it turned out.