Cockle Shell Beach Seashell

Shell - a Cockle Shell (c) Mary Hubley

Cockle Shell

This is a little cockle shell that I found in my pocket. Cockles are quite common in Florida beaches. You can find them strewn up and down the shoreline. Remember the nursery rhyme?


"Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells, and cockle shells,
And pretty maids all in a row."

What is a Cockle?

My name is Mary, and I got this rhyme quite a bit when I was a child.

Genre: Still Life
Painting Name: Shell
Size: 6" x 6"
Media: Oil on Canvas


-- Mary Hubley