I picked these up, believe it or not, because the lining was this intense orange, with a gold accent lettering with the manufacturers name. (Nina, from Spain).
I am learning a lot about name brand shoes in this process, and having fun exploring shoes I never would have even LOOKED at, in the past..... haha
Spectator shoes.... I don't know how they got that name, but my mom was a shoe designer before she had children, and she told me that the two toned shoes like this were called spectators. I guess these would be too high, and too uncomfortable to be "participant" shoes for anything athletic, at least... ha ha
The little black part of the strap is an elastic to help ease them on the heel.
Well, I'm through the month of 30/30 challenge, but I want to keep the ball rolling. I decided to do some more shoes, cause I like them. I visited a few thrift stores, looking for funky heels, and ended up in an upscale resale shop that only sells designer items..... VERY COOL, I might add.
I couldn't afford their prices, even for pre-owned shoes, if I was just going to paint them, so I made a deal with the manager. She said, although their policy is NO returns, she would let me take them, if I left my credit card number, and then I COULD return them, if it only took a couple of days, or so.....WELL, I got right on it ! I finished a little 6 x 6, and thought I'd return the shoes today, and guess what? Of course, I can't find the receipt..... OH, that's just my luck.... hopefully she will be working today, and will have her copy of the receipt and will tear it up, when I return them.
Wish me luck. Here's the shoes by Sergio Rossi (69.00-USED)
Day 25 of the 30/30 challenge
I finished this one this morning with time to spare..... That's what happens when you stay in your studio, and don't run around all over town. ha ha ha
This is another of the pairs of heels I bought at the thrift store, because of the shape, and the strappy feel to them. More fun to paint than to wear, I'd say...
Day 22 of the 30/30 challenge
Well, I'm having fun with these shoes. I guess I really enjoy the shapes. Hope you enjoy them, too.
Since they are solid black, I dressed up the color with a piece of fabric that I bought awhile ago to make a tote bag out out.... Obviously, I never made the tote bag. (I was famous for buying fabric and then finding it years later, just as I left it).... I know, I'm not proud of that, but this time I got good use out of it.
Day 15 of the 30/30 challenge
Well, I've made it half way.... whew. It's been a great exercise in discipline. I have painted every day, except for one, which I had another painting to post. I usually get the painting done, photographed, into my picasa files, so I can go right to it the next morning and post it. I usually really like the leave the studio already set up for the next day. A practice I read about awhile ago, and I think it's very helpful. It eliminates a bit of the anxiety of setting foot in the studio without any idea what I want to paint.
Here's the painting for today. These bad boys were a great nab at the local goodwill. I guess the brave person who bought them originally had to surrender.... it had to be hard to walk in these......
Day 14 of the 30/30 challenge
"Kickin' 'em Off" says it all. I could never walk in these, not even when I was younger. I admire those who can withstand the pain. Hahaha
I had fun with these, and criss-crossed them so I could get them onto the small 6 x 6 format. Working on these in such a small painting takes a little practice, and I'm having fun painting shoes.
It stands to reason I would enjoy painting these as subjects, since my mother, before I was even born, was a women's SHOE DESIGNER in St. Louis. She went to ART school after high school, and used her talent throughout her entire career, in different capacities.
Day 13 of the 30/30 challenge
Trying some big girl shoes today... ha...
I found these at goodwill and loved the color and shape, even though the size didn't matter at all, because I was never going to actually WEAR them. I never wore heels this high, and taught school my whole career, so never had to put myself through this torture. I think they look painful, so I made them paintful.....
I would be kicking them off SO FAST, I will paint them like that tomorrow !
