Heap of Mixed Nuts and Seeds

A dense mix of nuts and seeds fills the whole frame in warm shades of brown, tan, and gray. Whole walnuts still in their ridged shells lie next to cracked ones showing the pale kernel inside, while smooth oval almonds and speckled hazelnuts in russet husks fill the gaps between them. Long gray pumpkin seeds and slender striped sunflower seeds scatter through the pile, and pale cashews curl beside two-toned brazil nuts marked with a dark patch down one side. Ridged pecan halves and a handful of acorns with bumpy caps still attached round out the mix. Every nut sits at a different angle, some cracked open, some whole, so the shapes constantly change even as the palette stays close. The mix of textures, smooth, ridged, dimpled, striped, keeps the crowded surface from repeating itself twice.