Alice - watercolor

watercolor; 2020

available; 11"x15"

      Another portrait of fashion blogger Alice. I worked in a little more "looseness" in this one with the fade to raw drawing in her legs.

Peri - watercolor

watercolor; 2020

available; 11"x15"

      I'm not sure the photo does this portrait/figure justice. It shot a bit darker than it looks in person.

Alice - watercolor

watercolor; 2020
available; 11"x15"

      Another portrait/figure of Alice, a fashion blogger.

Light Reading - watercolor

watercolor; 2019

available; 11"x15"

      This is a figure I did last year playing with light and shadow.

On The Go - watercolor

watercolor, 2019

available, 11"x15"

      I've been trying to do more figures that were dressed and going about regular daily activities. This girl seemed perfect, although I rarely use much true yellow. I feel like I should have used a more contrasting background color. But, maybe the lighter neutral helps preserve the light airy-ness of the subject.

Alice - watercolor

watercolor, 2019

available, 11"x15"

      Here's something of a fashion portrait/figure of a fashion blogger. She has a lot of great photos that might make some nice paintings.

Communicator - watercolor

watercolor, 2019

available, 11"x15"

      Here's what I consider an everyday figure. I think it would be interesting to do some portraits/figures of people (mostly women) going through normal daily activities in keeping with the "art of the ordinary" theme I've tried to keep going since I started painting.

Em - watercolor

watercolor, 2019

available, 11"x15"

      I guess I'll call this a street portrait or street figure. I brought a lot together in this one. Lightest light against the darkest dark. Dark background against the lit side of the subject and no background against the shadow side. New color mixes for skintone. This one worked out in so many ways I think it's become a new standard for which to aim.

No Place Like Home #2 - gouache

gouache, 2017

available, 8"x10"

prints also available

      Just another little gouache shoe painting. I struggled with some of the reflections and highlights -- par for the course with me and gouache. But, I think I finally pulled it off.

Louis Louis - watercolor

watercolor, 2017

available, 11"x15"

prints also available

      This is a little different from my normal shoe still life. Works pretty well, though, I'd say.

Angie's Shoes #9 - watercolor

watercolor, 2016

available, 11"x15"

prints and gifts also available

      Just another still life of yet another pair of my wife's shoes.

Seeing Spots - watercolor

watercolor, 2013

original available, 12"x16" $200

prints and gifts also available

Choo's - acrylics

acrylics, 2006

SOLD

prints available

      This is obviously an earlier piece from when I was using acrylics exclusively. This is one of the first paintings I ever sold. It also led to several shoe-related commissions from the same collector. While I can see some obvious issues with this painting, I'm still pretty happy with it, especially considering how new I was to painting at the time.

Red White & Bling - acrylics + ink

mixed, 2014

original available, 11"x14" $125

print and gifts also available

Just a quickie pop-art idea I had. I'll probably squeeze a few more of these out between larger pieces.

CKs - gouache

gouache, 2014

original available, 8"x10" $150

prints and gifts also available

Cole Black & Red Haan - gouache

gouache, 2014

original available, 12"x16" $175

prints also available

Well-Heeled Bouquet - watercolor+charcoal SOLD

mixed, 2009

prints available

Pink Bows - watercolor

watercolor, 2012

prints and gifts available

"I believe in pink." - Audrey Hepburn

Get The Point - watercolor SOLD

watercolor, 2010

commission, 18"x24"

prints available

Part of an entire designer shoe series I did for a single collector.

Red Pumps - watercolor

watercolor, 2009

original available - 11"x15" $150

prints and gifts available

My wife's shoe obsession keeps me in still life subjects. I'll have to hit my daughter's closet when she's home from school. I think she has more shoes than my wife.