Monday, February 14, 2011

Converse Reds & Moses Botkin February Challenge


Hope you are having a wonderful Valentine's Day with the special ones in your life.  I am sending a Valentine painting with a bit of "Red" for the day and it is also time to post the Moses Botkin Challenge paintings.  The Challenge for February was chosen by Diana Moses Botkin.  We were supposed to paint a pair of Converse Shoes.  Diana says she has fond memories of these rather fun canvas high tops.  The Challenge paintings from the other five artists are shown below. To tell you the truth this is a subject I never thought I would be painting and it made for a fun challenge.  It definitely made for, "A Painting Day".

"Converse Reds" 6x6-inches, oil/canvas by Ruth Andre SOLD

www.ruthandre.com
andre@ruthandre.com
Purchase "Converse Reds"


"Well Worn"
Oil on hardboard, 5"x7"
©2011 Diana Moses Botkin
http://dianamosesbotkin.blogspot.com/ 


"Just Hanging Out"
6x6 hardboard
©2011 Sharman Owings



"Satin Chucks"


Always Untied
6x6 oil on panel


Big Red
24x24" oil on canvas
Suzanne Berry
http://suzanneberry.blogspot.com/

The Moses Botkin Challenge group is already working on the new Challenge for March.  Check back to see what the group has to show.  Enjoy!

16 comments:

Becky Joy said...

I love all of these. What fun to paint. Nice job at it.

Theresa Paden said...

They are all great paintings and it's so fun to see how each person portrays them.

Linda Popple said...

Each of you did such a fantastic job with your challenge! It's always so much fun to see how each person interprets the challenge.

martinealison said...

Maintenant que vous avez toutes bien oeuvré pour ce challenge, il n'y a aucune excuse à trouver pour ne pas aller faire une petite balade ensemble avec vos belles baskets...
Bisous

Linda Nickles said...

What wonderful, fun paintings! Love seeing the different interpretations. Great job!

Sandra Galda said...

Hi Ruth, super job on the sneakers!

Sandra Galda said...

Hi Ruth! super job on the sneakers!

carol morgan carmichael said...

Love your interpretation Ruth. Great to see the others as well. Thanks for sharing them.

Meowlissa said...

I, too, have red converse :) These are fantastic!

Claudia Hammer a Painting a day said...

I love this painting of the red shoes! I never thought you would paint something like this either.

Diana Moses Botkin said...

Wonderful color choices on your Converse painting, Ruth! Perfect for Valentine's Day, too.

Kudos!

Stephanie Berry said...

Very cool--love your red sneaks. Nice composition.

Unknown said...

Great choice, Ruth. Love the red shoes with the vibrant yellow.

Kim Vanlandingham said...

These are wonderful! So fun!

Anonymous said...

Ruth...what a wonderful painting of "chucks".....I am sure an advid converse collector would just love to have this piece!

Kelley Carey MacDonald said...

This is a fantastic challenge! REally fun...