Shoes - watercolor

watercolor; 2020

available; 11"x15"

      Another pair of my wife's shoes. She has a lot of shoes. So, I have a lot of still life subjects.

Walking On Sunshine - watercolor

watercolor, 2019

available, 11"x15"

      A still life of another pair of my wife's shoes. She buys shoes about as often as I buy brushes or paint and many of them are pretty sexy, visually appealing and worthy of paintings. The problem is I rarely take the time to shoot reference photos of them. And, before you know it she's worn them out or gotten tired of them and tossed them without me getting a chance to shoot them. So, last December when I was given a mandatory vacation from my job of 22 years I took the opportunity to shoot a bunch of her shoes for future paintings. I think this is the first pair I've painted, but there are more to come.

Pumped - watercolor

watercolor, 2019

available, 8"x10"

      Not much to say about this one. Red heels on nice legs.

Dots and Dashes - watercolor

watercolor, 2018

available, 11"x15"

prints and gifts also available

      A quick, wet and loose wash of various blues gave me a tinted ground for this still life. Once that dried, all I had to do was paint in the shadows with a darker mix of blue. Having the image drawn out before the initial wash allowed me to leave a few spots lighter than the rest of the wash to allow for the brighter highlights. Those were accentuated a bit -- and the polka dots added -- with a little titanium white watercolor. Forget the "rule" about not using white in watercolor. The final image is the only rule that matters.

Oscars - watercolor

watercolor, 2017

available, 11"x15"

prints and gifts also available

      A loose still life of some shoes my wife doesn't own.

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.

Angie's Shoes - watercolor

watercolor, 2016

available, 11"x15"

      I haven't done one of these in a while. A pair of my wife's shoes -- one of the many. A somewhat looser treatment than usual.

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.

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.

Green Straps - watercolor + ink

mixed media, 2013

original available - 9"x12" $150

prints and gifts also available

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.

Louboutins #1 - gouache

gouache, 2013

original available - 11"x15" $150

print and gifts available

Stairway #2 - gouache

gouache, 2014

original available - 11"x15" $175

prints also available

Stairway #1 - watercolor

watercolor, 2013

original available - 12"x16" $250

prints also available

Urban Shoe Legend - charcoal + watercolor SOLD

aka Manolos #1

mixed media, 2009

prints available

Killer Heels - watercolor

watercolor, 2012

original available - 12"x16" $200

prints available

Yankee Doodle - gouache

gouache, 2013

original available - 9"x12" $200

prints and gifts available