In this painted sketch, typical of his exploratory studies, the artist, Fredric Hope, continues his exploration of out-of-scale beach-found objects, here featuring what appears to be an epic California Turbine shell, floating just above the horizon. The shell's pink-tinged whites and rusty undertones contrast dramatically with the moody coastal atmosphere beneath storm-laden clouds. Gestural brushwork captures both the shell's delicate surface patterns and the churning energy of the sea below, while the object's scale and state of suspended levitation transforms a familiar beach discovery into something mysterious and whimsical.