Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Vintage Baby Shoe

9X12 Watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper

I had so much fun painting my boys' baby shoes that I wanted to continue with the same idea a bit longer.  My mom gave me hers to paint, and also my own.  Then, I will probably move on!  Sometimes, I just get into a fun painting groove and like to stick with it.  I did take a break from the shoes to paint the baseball watercolors, so its not really an obsession yet. I also love the idea that my mom wore this shoe in 1936- a fact she might not love me advertising, along with calling this a "vintage baby shoe".  Nothing to worry about, Mom- my baby shoes are also vintage!


Posted by Mermaid's Palette at 10:42 AM
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12 comments:

  1. PatJune 14, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    Lovely watercolour - and such memories in it too :) xx

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  2. Mermaid's PaletteJune 15, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    Thank you, Pat!

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  3. irinasztukowskiJune 15, 2011 at 12:16 PM

    You are coming up with the great collection of shoes Sheryl. And they are easy to store now :)
    Wonderful idea!
    Irina

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  4. CandyJune 15, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    This is sweet.

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  5. Linda RothJune 16, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    Sweet painting is right and fun to paint I know. Stay with shoes as long as you like; nothing boring here.

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  6. TeresaJune 16, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    Sheryl, you amaze me. No matter what you paint it's always beautiful, always elegant. Great job on this :-)

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  7. Mermaid's PaletteJune 16, 2011 at 6:08 PM

    Thanks, Irina! Yes, these paintings will take up less room than the shoes- but I, of course, will be keeping the shoes as well- couldn't part with them easily (as you know, unfortunately).

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  8. Mermaid's PaletteJune 16, 2011 at 6:09 PM

    Thanks, Candy!

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  9. Mermaid's PaletteJune 16, 2011 at 6:10 PM

    Thanks, L.W.- I will be painting more shoes in the future, and of course flip flops, too!

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  10. Mermaid's PaletteJune 16, 2011 at 6:10 PM

    Thank you so much, Teresa! I just visited your blog and you have been so busy!

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  11. suzanneberryJune 19, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    Wow, i missed a few posts! i love them all, this baby shoe is so precious. looking forward to seeing more!

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  12. Mermaid's PaletteJune 19, 2011 at 4:54 PM

    Thank you so much, Suzanne!

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Thank you so much for your comments- I love to hear what you think!

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