Seashell Strombus listeri Wood Print

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This species, Strombus listeri, was once considered the rarest of the strombus shells. It was originally known from a single specimen brought back to England from the Indian Ocean as early as 1620. It was not until 1869 that a second specimen was obtained from Ceylon. Subsequently, during the 1880's, four additional specimens turned up from Burma. Almost 80 years later in 1963, the shells habitat was discovered and additional specimens were collected . By the late 1960's, enterprising fisherman in Thailand and Burma had trawled up over 500 specimens. Despite this sudden availability, collectors were still paying as much as $1,000 a specimen. They can be purchased for under $50 today. This is a five inch specimen.

Member of the International Guild Of Realism. Inducted into the Grumbacher Artist Hall Of Fame. ARTIST STATEMENT 'My aim is to provide the visual stimulus to reconnect with nature, to renew body, mind and spirit through the imagery that I capture of the natural world with brushes and paint and through my camera lens. I hope that you find an image in my collections that will enhance your life." ABOUT THE ARTIST ~ FRANK WILSON As far back as my memory serves me, I was a creative. My family says I was born with a crayon in my mouth. Drawing, building things, making pictures with crayons were an everyday staple in my early childhood. While hospitalized in the eighth grade for some respiratory problems, an Aunt gave me a...