By
Tom Blood
Piece description from the artist
A red high heel is perched on a beach with the ocean as a backdrop. There's no indication of the owner of the high heel or even of the other heel, creating a bit of a mystery as to why it's there in the first place. Why would someone be walking in heels on a beach? Where is the owner of the heel? Has she gone into the water? This strange combination of a red high heel that is clearly out of its element is meant to get one wondering. The overall roughness of the sand and the water, and the sleek look of the shoe makes it stand out even more.
Tom Blood is a self-taught, modern-day surrealist, heavily influenced by his all-time favourite artist, Rene Magritte. Some of his early works include two crowd favorites – "Bobby Hull" which was created using a palette knife and "The Three Stooges" which was created using three primary colors. Since that time, Tom has pursued a more surrealistic path. He paints ideas. His goal is to paint the impossible, or at least, the highly improbable. With his paintings, viewers can always tell what's going on, not necessarily knowing why. He wants his paintings to tell stories that make people think, or bring a smile. His work has won numerous awards locally and he has had a number of solo shows in the St. Louis, Missouri area where he was born and raised.
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