HIGH HEELED ART - MARK SCHWARTZ: September 2011

Shoe designer and artist Mark Schwartz has been creating his designs and capturing them on paper for over twenty five years.Mark's unique shoe paintings are collected by clients all over the world,most of his work are extensions of designs he has created over the years.Schwartz views the shoe as the most important and artistic of all the accessories which in turn creates a unique and interesting art form. Commissions are welcomed. Please scroll down to Blog Archive to view more paintings.

Friday, September 30, 2011

UNTITLED # 40 - MARK SCHWARTZ

Untitled # 40
22 x 30 inches,watercolor on paper
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Untitled # 40 is a wash of color running down the paper over pumps and slingbacks.

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PAINTINGS OF SHOES
WATERCOLOR SHOES

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

FACE OFF - MARK SCHWARTZ

Face off
16 x 20 inches,watercolor on paper
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Two shoes in a standoff !

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PAINTINGS OF SHOES

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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

MY MOCCASIN - MARK SCHWARTZ

My Moccasin

18 x 24 inches , watercolor on paper

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PAINTINGS OF SHOES

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FLOWER POWER - PORTRAIT OF SHOES - MARK SCHWARTZ - SOLD

SOLD
Flower Power
16 x 20 inches,watercolor on paper
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PAINTINGS OF SHOES
FLOWER SHOE

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Monday, September 26, 2011

UNTITILED # 69 - MARK SCHWARTZ

Untitled # 69
18 x 24 inches,watercolor on paper
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PAINTINGS OF SHOES

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Sunday, September 25, 2011

JEWELED SANDAL - SHOE PORTRAIT - MARK SCHWARTZ

Jeweled Sandal
16 x 20 inches,watercolor on paper
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PAINTINGS OF SHOES

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BLUR - MARK SCHWARTZ - SHOE PORTRAITS

Blur
16 x 20 inches,watercolor on paper
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Blur , an outline of my favorite simple pump,color, overlapping and running.

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PAINTINGS OF SHOES

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IN COLOR - MARK SCHWARTZ - SHOE PORTRAITS

In Color
22 x 30 inches,watercolor on paper
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In color is a celebration of the shoe soaking in color as it runs down the paper.
I am always looking at new ways to present the shoe and in this piece the shoe is king!

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PAINTINGS OF SHOES

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ARC - MARK SCHWARTZ - SHOE PORTRAITS - SOLD

ARC- SOLD
22 x 30 inches,watercolor on paper
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I believe in color!
I am always looking for new ways to present the shoe or in this case the boot,I had this vision of joining the leg and the boots together and this is what I came up with.
In all my work I run the watercolors a bit to give my work the fluidity I am known for.
I enjoy the way this piece curves and lends to a rainbow effect.

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PAINTINGS OF SHOES

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Friday, September 23, 2011

BOOTS CROSSED OVER - MARK SCHWARTZ

Boots Crossed Over
22 x 30 inches,watercolor on paper
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Boots Crossed Over is a great statement of my work,I wanted to show the boot in a powerful
way and I feel that I have accomplished it with this painting.
The watercolor paint fades out and makes a splash!!

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PAINTINGS OF SHOES

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Thursday, September 22, 2011

POWER OF THE SHOE - MARK SCHWARTZ

Power of the Shoe
22 x 30 inches,watercolor on paper
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PAINTINGS OF SHOES

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Monday, September 19, 2011

TWO FLATS - MARK SCHWARTZ - SHOE PORTRAITS

Two Flats

17 x 22 inches, watercolor on paper

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WHIMSICAL PAINTINGS OF SHOES

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Sunday, September 18, 2011

IN MY HANDS - MARK SCHWARTZ - SHOE PORTRAITS - SOLD

In My Hands- SOLD
16 x 20 inches,watercolor on paper
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In Hand is a very whimsical look at the high heel in a woman's hand,mind and thoughts!
I love the placement of the hands and the way the shoes float in this piece.

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Friday, September 16, 2011

MY PURPLE FETISH - MARK SCHWARTZ - SHOE PORTRAITS

My Purple Fetish
18 X 24 inches, watercolor on paper
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FETISH SHOES

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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

WOMAN, VIOLIN AND SHOES - MARK SCHWARTZ - SOLD

Woman,Violin,Shoes - SOLD
22 x 30 inches,watercolor on paper
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A Woman,her Violin and her Shoes !

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

BROKEN ( HEEL ) MARK SCHWARTZ

Broken Heel
22 X 30 inches,watercolor on paper
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A broken heel on a collage of shoes!

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BROKEN HEELS
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Monday, September 12, 2011

ROUGE - MARK SCHWARTZ - SHOE PORTRAITS - SOLD

Rouge - SOLD
22 x 30 inches,watercolor on paper
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Rouge is a wonderful example of my work and of the shoe itself in all it's glory, the red watercolor sandals seem to pop off the paper!!

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ART SHOES
PAINTINGS OF SHOES
RED SANDALS

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Monday, September 5, 2011

HIGH HEELED NATION - MARK SCHWARTZ

High Heeled Nation
22 x 30 inches,watercolor on paper
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PAINTINGS OF SHOES
SHOE PORTRAITS

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SEVEN YEARS ONLINE !

It all starts with the art I make. Because if I lose sight of that then everything else becomes meaningless. The only reason it is possible for me to make a living from my art is that there are people out there who find something special in it, something that resonates with them and ultimately something worth paying for.

I would personally like to thank all of my collectors who have purchased my work over the last 20 years, five of those years have been on this site High Heeled Art ,which has expanded my clientele to every corner of the globe!

Mark Schwartz
High Heeled Art

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Testimonial's - From actual client's

I have Mark Schwartz shoes from when he designed the actual Shoes. They are fabulous, flirty and chic beyond Sexy..... Now that Mark is designing Shoe Art, I am in awe and wish I could own more that the one painting that I do. I want them all. I have the Pink Ballet Slippers... They are so beautiful and the pinks are so true to life - that the Slippers look like they are whimsically dancing off the paper. One day I will own more Mark Schwartz art. He is a one of a kind designer. Talented. Whimsical, and greater than a Picasso with his flow of colors. Mark Schwartz is my newest favorite Designer. and he designs what I love most. Shoes....
Donna J. Sellitti

Hola Mark

Last week I was seeing the Daily Painters web site and saw a painting of you titled Stance. I can not avoid to send you my commentaries. It is a very artistic piece, a sort of dance of the seven veils, where you discover it layer over layer. At the first far look it seems an abstract painting, just hurry busy color spots going quickly somewhere. The painting brings a movement sensation in all senses, there are synchronic and soft vertical wavy movements and there are a serial color lines moving along the horizontal plane. When you are nearer it can see to appear may be some organics shapes joined one to other by shivering lines … jellyfishes ? a chinese dragon? …no … you finally discover they are shoes... great! The same vertical color lines you saw at the beginning mutate in those characteristic fast ballerina movements although shoes are in a static stance. Beautiful color mix, specially oranges and purples. It is interesting how color also acts like other element of continuity inside the piece, just a touch of color coming from the above couple of shoes and it reaches a stronger joined composition.

A painting full of color and movement which playfully play with your mind along all the discovering process. Very good job Mark.
Eva Ximena Cabrera - Santiago Chile

I recently bought one of Mark's "Shoe" paintings. Mark's paintings are
unusual in many ways. First, he's a guy and he paints womens' shoes, and
does a great job of it! He uses much or all of the paper and always adds
just the right colors. By the time I got my painting in the mail and got
it unrolled and could really study it, I was hoping he could go the next
step and I could actually OWN those very shoes! I guarantee if he went
"the next step" and really did make them, the only problem he would have
would be to keep them in stock!
Helen

After 25 years of designing chic stilettos and sandals in the tradition of his mentor, Roger Vivier, Mark Schwartz knows a thing or two about what makes a good shoe. While most designers easily recognize the artful craftsmanship of this everyday accessory, few have actually dedicated years to capturing its subtle beauty on paper as Mark Schwartz has done throughout his prolific career. So with paintbrush in hand, he has been transforming this three-dimensional object into a visually provocative subject matter with his vibrant, color-saturated paintings.

Schwartz’s paintings capture the unique aesthetics of the pop art movement, while also incorporating the rhythmic brush strokes of one of his idols, Jackson Pollack. In his paintings, the shoes dance in a colorful sweep of abstract, geometric shapes—conveying that very same movement and grace women experience when wearing a stunning pair of his stilettos.

And Schwartz, as both a designer and painter, proves that the shoe can be reinvented again and again, but it is through his paintings, that this every day object is elevated into an iconic art form.
Nicole Anderson

MY WORK

I have been painting shoes as art for over twenty plus years, it is a personal passion of mine that i have enjoyed sharing with thousands of clients around the world.
My work is varied, I do have paintings in my archives for sale, if there is something special in mind just drop me an email, I do a lot of commissioned work as well, I sometimes get clients who want me to paint their favorite pair of shoes, they send me a picture or the shoes themselves.
Most of my work is based off of designs that I have done in real shoes over the years, being a working shoe designer I have a lot of ideas and enjoy putting them down and expressing them in my artwork.
I enjoy reaching all types of clients with all different budgets in mind.
Would love to hear from you if you have a comment or would like a special piece.
Best
Mark

THOUGHTS

I have been designing shoes in Italy for my entire career and I have had the good fortune to work with some of the most recognized names in our industry.
In 1985 while working with Roger Vivier I met Andy Warhol and to make a long story short, it was Warhol who encouraged me to pursue my paintings of shoes as you view them today.
My work is a part of who I am and is a part of my love for shoes and for the life and joy that they bring to so many people around the world.
I am often asked the question, what brings me more satisfaction to design a shoe or to paint a shoe and capture it in a painting?
I love both but I must say that painting a shoe as art, taking a sketch or scribble of an idea and making it into a painting that hangs in someone's home, office or store gives me an exceptional feeling of personal joy and happiness.
I hope you enjoy the vision and expression that I put down on paper, please feel free to email me and share your thoughts at any time, I look forward to hearing from you.
Mark