Tamara Norman

Worn Crocs

Oil on Canvas

20 x 20 x 1.5"

$650

Online Only

Shoes are an often overlooked staple. We wear them, kick them off, damage them, and they go with us everywhere we go. These, among other objects or accessories share our life's journey, though we often don't think about it. My shoe paintings are a tribute to these companions on our path.

Artist's Statement:

When I paint, everything else seems to fade out, like tunnel vision, or being in a bubble. One could say, it’s my meditation. My focus is typically on my oil paintings, in a never-ending effort to loosen up like the post-impressionists, yet still finding myself zoning in until my likeness is just right. I have many sources of inspiration, from simple still life set-ups at home, living landscapes when I am working en plein air (or photos/sketches when I just don’t have time to paint a scene), all the way to portraits of humans and creatures alike. My goal is to bring my viewer to that place I am depicting with my strokes. When I am not painting or sketching, I am chasing around children and pets or boating the river and bay.