​These Shoes Are Made For Talking: Every Pair Tells a Story
                     
A series of shoe portraits by artist Terry Romero Paul    (Click Here for Details)


Artist Terry Romero Paul was inspired to create a unique series of shoe portraits after hearing Delaware Attorney General, Beau Biden speak about his military service in Iraq. He left his work and family, replaced dress shoes that he wore to his job as Attorney General and put on combat boots. The artist wondered how the simple act of lacing up these boots changed him?

With that thought Terry Romero Paul decided to paint people’s shoes to tell their individual stories. A partial list of the shoe portraits include:

*   Cowboy boots belonging to Andres Maldonado, DJ for “La Nueva” KSCA 1010.9
*   High heel dancing sandals worn by Cheryl Burke, professional dancer and a star of “Dancing with the Stars”
*   Adidas painting shoes worn by renowned artist Shepard Fairey  
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There is not another piece of clothing that is more personal than our shoes. We work, play and sweat in them. They mold to our feet and tell the story of our lives.  The artist carefully chose each pair of shoes based on the owner’s compelling story about them. The story of each pair of shoes is therefore displayed alongside its portrait.

Artist Terry Romero Paul created a wonderful book about the series entitled “These Shoes are Made for Talking”.  An autographed copy of the book by the author will be provided to collectors who acquire a piece from this unique series. 

List of Shoe Paintings and Prices – Artist Terry Romero Paul
1.)   Andres Maldonado - “El Feo’s Stingray Cowboy Boots” 30” x 30”           $2,200.00
2.)   Dorothy from Wizard of OZ - “Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers” 24”x 24”         $2,000.00
3.)   Emmitt Smith - “Emmitt Smith’s Dallas Cowboy Cleats” 30” x 24”          $2,200.00
4.)  Larry Hagman - “Black Tony Lama Cowboy Boots” 30” x 24”                       $2,200.00
5.)  Nikki Martinez Cruz - “Pointe Shoes” 20”x 24”                                                     $1,800.00
6.)  Cheryl Burke - “Cheryl Burke’s Dance Shoes” 24”x 24”                                    $2,200.00
7.)  Kristina Hoekstra - “Kristina Hoekstra: Running Shoes”  24”x 30”           $2,200.00
8.)  Betty Romero- “Betty Romero’s Equestrian Slippers” 24” x 24”                 $2,000.00
9.)  James Fink - “James Fink’s Baby Shoes” 20” x 20”                                               $1,500.00
10.)  Beau Biden – “Beau Biden’s Combat Boots” 24”x 24”                              
                     No longer available – This piece given to Mr. Biden’s family after his death.
11.)  Mark Goodman- “Mark Goodman’s Tap Shoes:At Rest” 24”x 30”            $2,200.00
12.)  Mark Goodman- “Mark Goodman’s Tap Shoes: Dancing” 24”x 30”        $2,200.00
13.)  Shepard Fairey – “Shepard Fairey’s Adidas Tennis Shoes” 24”x 30”.       $2,200.00
 
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the paintings will go to charity Soles4Souls; a Nashville-based non-profit organization that provides new and gently used shoes to those in need.  

Contact:
Margaret Danielak
Danielak Fine Art – Art Sales & Consulting Services
Margaret.danielak@gmail.com
www.DanielakFineArt.com

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