“Alabama’s Junonia” is an oil on canvas, 48×24.” It is a depiction of the Alabama State Shell. Very similar to the prized Junonia of other areas of the Gulf Coast, the Alabama Junonia has a golden hue. To view the entire painting, please see the originals section of my site.
Balance is very important to me in my work. In this painting it is evident in the way I handled the composition, the color, as well as the amount of detail in the background, as opposed to the foreground.
In “Alabama’s Junonia” I made the decision to use greater detail in the background as opposed to “Florida’s Horse Conch” (in archives on site) or the Florida Horse Conch I am now working on.
The decision was made based on the level of detail in the shell.
The Junonia has a simpler design than that of the Horse Conch,
which leaves room for greater detail in the background.
The shell is smooth, elegant, regal, calm, simplistic in design.
She floats serenely off the coast which has recently been battered by a storm. This is the state I strive to be in after being “battered” by the inevitable “storms” of life.
The new FL Horse Conch I am currently working on has taken on a high level of accuracy. I posted a detail of the unfinished piece on my Margaret Biggs Fine Art FaceBook page should you like to take a peek. I often post pieces there before they hit the web site.
The Florida Horse Conch is the Florida State Shell.
Be well, be calm, be the beautiful person your true self Is.