“MARIO’S  SHOES”

Oh Mario, what can I say, …
…why the shoes and why the play?
Why the acid cure displayed, …
…beside your shoes of orange today?

Certainly your cooking needs, …
…no remedy behind your feeds!
So why the bottle by your shoes? …
…tis merely garnish, … if you please!

HERE IS THE REAL STORY BEHIND THE SHOES!

One day while my wife Shirley was at work, it came to me to do a still life painting while limiting my time in the execution of it.  A quick study in oil if you please on a small 8 x 10 inch canvas.  I looked about the room and my eyes fell upon her “Crocs” left sitting one upon the other by her chair on the floor.  These had supplied me with rich fodder for playful ribbing which she had been learning to withstand patiently over time.  Perfect!

I scooped them up and headed down to my studio, placing them upon a small table beside my easel as I arrived there.  But the pair cried out to be balanced, … and so sitting there, right in front of me, was this mostly-empty bottle of Tums.  Perfect again!  And somehow as I carefully place them, they made a very surprising and funny abstract statement!   “She’ll get a kick out of this!” I thought, and so I commenced to paint the trio in rapid time!

About that same time in our lives we were beginning to come to know another who sported  the strange orange-colored shoes, and in learning of his keen and somewhat off-the-wall sense of humor I named the painting, “Mario’s Shoes” … for the now famous and highly-respected Iron Chef, Mario Batali.  Who seems to appear upon our television almost everywhere!  “The Chew” being a favorite daytime cooking show of my wife Shirley and myself, I decided to offer it in Limited Edition Giclee.  It has gotten a lot of attention!

So Mario, forgive me for the Tums!, . . . “tis merely garnish if you please!”  And as it is in plating all great dishes, . . it’s all about the garnish!

DETAILS

Original work: Oil on Canvas Panel
Original size: 8” x 10”
OFFERED IN GICLEE LIMITED EDITION
Edition size: 400 Regular and 25 Artist Proofs (AP)
Giclee Image Dimension: 8” x 10” (or contact the Artist)
Archival Mat or Stretched Canvas
Pricing: Archival Mat $55.00 + Shipping and Handling
Stretched Canvas (To be determined)
(Add $15.00 for Artist Proofs when offered) (Tax where required)