A Pacific Winged Scallop hovers impossibly above painted waves, its weathered browns and coral tones defying the gravitational logic of the surf zone below. The painting asks "what if?"—what if shells could drift weightless through salt air, what if this moment of gentle impossibility felt perfectly natural?

Through rigorous rendering of wave structure and coastal light, the work earns its whimsy, using technical precision to make the improbable irresistible. The floating shell becomes an invitation to wonder, drawing viewers into sustained looking where curiosity rewards those willing to suspend disbelief and follow the painter's imagination into new possibilities.