It has been a lot of fun painting this shoe series!  If I were younger I would love to design "fun" shoes and of course they would have to be comfortable which pumps often are not.  I'm pretty happy with the shoe designs but haven't decided on changes to be made to either of the backgrounds.  Any thoughts or comments are always welcomed (either here on this site or in an email if you want).

I might want to make the cheetah's facial features stronger is one thought but I do like the background since it kind of represents their lair.

This one was a little tricky and I made up the design from researching calico prints and especially the bandana prints.  I would love to have a pair like these to wear with denim skirt and a matching bandana for a casual party.  I love to wear slings anyway.  I'm concerned about the background in the in between areas around the heel and the top by the sling ties.

It has been a tough couple of weeks with Joe starting his Stem Cell collection phase of the Transplant.  He is hanging in there like a real trooper!  Obviously the focus has been on his needs.  I was getting restless and grumpy so I decided to begin the painting aspect of this project.  I've been selecting shoes I love and that are interesting as well as planning which colors I might use for the background.  

If you liked my two "pumps" from the 30 Day Challenge I hope you will follow these as they get painted.  I found so many awesome shoes so there might be a lot more on the horizon.  Maybe you have a pair of favorite shoes you want to hang outside your closet.  

I'm thinking the title for this project should be something like "The Perfect Pumps"  for my wardrobe -- of course these are less expensive and no animals were harmed in their creation...
Any help in naming would be appreciated.