A small sketch of Ribbed Mussels from a photo on the internet. Ribbed mussels are similar to blue mussels in shape and size but differ in appearance, color, and habitat. The shell of a ribbed mussel is shaped like a long rounded triangle with corrugated ribs along the length. Ribbed mussels are usually found partially buried in the sediment, unlike the blue mussel that attaches to a piling or dock. When buried in the sediment, two slit-like siphons with frilled edges extend from the body to the muddy surface. Pilot Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s Black ink and Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.

A small sketch of Cherrystone Clams from a photo on the internet. The hard clam, also known as a quahog (or quahaug), round clam, or hard-shell clam, is an edible marine bivalve mollusk that is native to the eastern shores of North America and  Central America, from Prince Edward Island to the Yucatan Peninsula. Pilot Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s Black ink and Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.

A small sketch of colorful starfish from a photo on the internet. This was beautiful with the yellow-green body and the orange dots. Pilot Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s Black ink and Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.

A small quick sketch of colorful crab from a photo on the internet. Pilot Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s Black ink and Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.