03 Tuesday May 2016
Posted in Beach
Tags
beach, beach art, beach house, beach house decorating, caspersen beach, coastal living, ocean, salt life, sea, sea life, venice fl, venice florida
Down by the sea…My art is inspired by the brightly colored shells and seaweed that wash up on the shores of Caspersen Beach in Venice, Florida. The smell of brine and fish is a sweet perfume for my soul. I am renewed with the feel of sand between my toes and the sound of waves calling to my heart…
Sea Life
Photography
Sharon Cummings
2016
17 Friday Oct 2014
Posted in fish
20 Sunday Jul 2014
Posted in Beach, Uncategorized
Tags
aquariums, art, Artist, beach, beach art, beach house, cajun food, crab, crab cakes, crab facts, crab legs, crab shack, crabby, crabs, faabest, facts, Fine Art, fine dining, florida, food, fun, humor, kitchen art, maine, new orleans, ocean, ocean life, restaurants, sea, sea life, seafood, seafood restuarant, sharon cummings
No not “those” kind! But now that I’ve gotten your attention, let’s take a look at this strange looking ocean creature. Crabs are decapods (ten legs) crustaceans (their skeleton is on the outside) and arthropods (they have segmented legs). Interesting FACTS:
If a crab loses a claw, it will grow back.
Males grow one larger claw. It’s purpose is to impress female crabs rather than for attack or defense.
A crab’s teeth are in its stomach.
Crabs can be carnivores, herbivores, or omnivores.
Crabs can also be cannibals and will sometimes feed on weaker crabs of the same species.
There are 6,793 species of crabs divided into 93 families.
King Crabs are not considered true crabs. Neither are Hermit, Porcelain, or Horseshoe Crabs.
We began on a light note, so we might as well end on one too. 🙂
Man walks into a restaurant and says, “Do you server crabs here?”
The hostess replies, “We serve everyone. Have a seat.”
Learn more about my CRABS here:
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/two-sides-duality-crab-art-sharon-cummings.html
27 Friday Dec 2013
Posted in Uncategorized
Tags
aquariums, art, Artist, beach, beach art, beach house, cajun food, crab, crab cakes, crab facts, crab legs, crab shack, crabby, crabs, faabest, facts, Fine Art, fine dining, florida, food, fun, humor, kitchen art, maine, new orleans, ocean, ocean life, restaurants, sea, sea life, seafood, seafood restuarant, sharon cummings
No not “those” kind! But now that I’ve gotten your attention, let’s take a look at this strange looking ocean creature. Crabs are decapods (ten legs) crustaceans (their skeleton is on the outside) and arthropods (they have segmented legs). Interesting FACTS:
If a crab loses a claw, it will grow back.
Males grow one larger claw. It’s purpose is to impress female crabs rather than for attack or defense.
A crab’s teeth are in its stomach.
Crabs can be carnivores, herbivores, or omnivores.
Crabs can also be cannibals and will sometimes feed on weaker crabs of the same species.
There are 6,793 species of crabs divided into 93 families.
King Crabs are not considered true crabs. Neither are Hermit, Porcelain, or Horseshoe Crabs.
We began on a light note, so we might as well end on one too. 🙂
Man walks into a restaurant and says, “Do you server crabs here?”
The hostess replies, “We serve everyone. Have a seat.”
Learn more about my CRABS here:
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/two-sides-duality-crab-art-sharon-cummings.html
11 Tuesday Jun 2013
Posted in Uncategorized
Tags
aquarium, aquariums, art, Artist, faabest, fish, fishing, florida, magic, name, names, naming, ocean, photography, puffer, puffer fish, puffy, sea, sea life, sharon cummings, tampa, tampa florida, the florida aquarium, tropical fish
So I wanted a nice shot of a puffer fish to add to my collection of Tropical sea creature art. How hard can that be? They have puffer fish at The Florida Aquarium. I paid my 22 bucks and headed for the tank. They had 6 beautiful little puffy fish to choose from. Camera at the ready and it was off to the races…literally! These guys are fast flitting about the aquarium at lightening speed. Snap….snap…snap….I took over 100 photos. Surely I had some great shots somehow. When I got home and downloaded all of the images almost all of them were just blurs. I could make out eyeballs here and there, but not a fin in sight! Until this one…the “magic” shot…be still my beating art.
Learn more about Mr. Magic Puffer here:
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/magic-puffer-fish-art-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html
10 Monday Jun 2013
Posted in Uncategorized
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aquarium, aquariums, art, Artist, faabest, fish, fishing, florida, name, names, naming, ocean, photography, sea, sea life, sharon cummings, tampa, tampa florida, the florida aquarium, tropical fish
I’ve been having a lot of fun in the last few days working on my photography. I have a series of shots of underwater life courtesy of The Florida Aquarium. I absolutely adore fish and you will find many of them in my paintings and art. While I never seem to run out of creativity in painting and processing, I do sometimes get stumped for a name. I’ve been known to use song titles, positive affirmations, popular book titles and movie titles. But the piece you see here is it “Dive Bar”, “Watering Hole”, “Three’s Company”, “The Meeting”, “The Gathering Place” or something else……What would you name this piece?
Learn more about my underwater photography here:
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/sea-spirits-manta-ray-art-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html
