What's with the eggs?

My first project in my first illustration class in college was to draw eggs. And we drew eggs for something like six weeks. Our professor claimed that if you could master the egg, you could draw anything, since it taught you how to master your pencil strokes, see the subtleties of light, and portray the faint luminescence of the eggshell.

And you know what? He was right. I became a master egg drawer, and I love photographing them as well. Thank you, Tom Howell.