Inspiration from this painting came from a recent walk on Compo Beach in Westport, CT on a gloriously sunny day with bright blue skies, fluffy white clouds and mild breezes. In the distance, on the point, a lone shell caught my eye by the water’s edge reflecting beautiful colors in the wet sand. Like a conch shell, that particular clam shell spoke to me, so from that experience, I painted ” Conch you hear me?