Playing Footsie

Anni Morris

Playing Footsie

Watercolour on Bockingford watercolour paper

As we are stuck in the depths of winter down here in New Zealand, I thought it might be good to choose something to paint that’s funny, to lift the spirit. So I have come up with a painting called ‘Playing Footsie’.

Have you ever played it? It is an intimate game, basically a way of flirting silently without other people noticing (like an inside joke, but better). Be warned, it is best played with someone you really like and likes you back. Be gentle and don’t kick the other person by accident or it could have the reverse effect

I thought it was time to try out some watercolour pencils I had bought last month. They were secondhand (unused) bought from a auction site. They are Faber Castell Albrecht Durer, a tin of 12. I used Bockingford watercolour paper for this painting.

Playing Footsie belongs to the following groups:

Artists with Disabilities, AW Welcome Center, Feminine Intent (LIMIT TWO IMAGES PER DAY), First Things, Humorous Illustrations ( NO PHOTOGRAPHY ) , Imaginative Realism, LMAO ART - Your funniest work, Love & Romance , Mature Woman, Shoes, Water Media (Paintings by hand only), Woman Appreciation and Works On Paper Available for sale as

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Playing Footsie by Anni Morris
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  • Karin Taylor

    Karin Taylorcommunity helper

    this is fabulous Anni, great concept, and soooo well executed!!!
    i love the colours…...it’s fun, warm and whimsical :D

  • Anni Morris

    Anni Morris

    Hey, thanks Karin. I was playing around with watercolour today, as I bought some recently and wanted to have a go. Makes a change from acrylics. Had no models so had to relie on my imagination (not that reliable) :)) ~ Anni

  • Gili Orr

    Gili Orr

    Oh, it is real fun relying on the imagination! And the result shows that you don’t really need a model for such details, either – you do have them inside. Like the idea and the slight humor…

  • Anni Morris replied

    Hi Gili, I relied on my imagination once and gave a woman 6 fingers in one of my paintings. I didn’t realise it for ages :) Yes, where would we be without some imagination, life would be rather dull.

  • Gili Orr

    Gili Orr

    ;-) I do all kinds of strange things in my drawings, twisting proportions and letting show what may seem ugly to people, but is part of being human. Well, no model complained so far, besides one lover who thought she was the inspiration for a drawing… But I do consider painting from photos, did excercise it a bit with pastels.

  • brummieboy

    brummieboy

    Terrific .. very clever ….

  • Anni Morris replied

    Thanks, hope you are keeping OK? :) ~ Anni

  • stevealder

    stevealder

    Hi Anni, Great work by you…..this is excellent. Did you use (intimate) models ? Cheers, Steve

  • Anni Morris

    Anni Morris

    Hi Steve, Naaa just my vivid imagination :)) ~ Anni

  • genevievem

    genevievem

    it worked really well, very cute!

  • Anni Morris replied

    Hello genevieve thanks for your comment. :)

  • Lynne Mettam

    Lynne Mettam

    Oh, yes..now I can recall somewhere, sometime..a footsie moment! A big smile Annie.

  • Anni Morris replied

    Hee..hee, perhaps it is time to try it out again Lynne :) ~ Anni

  • Paul Turner

    Paul Turner

    great work Anni

  • Anni Morris replied

    G’dday Paul, thank you for your comment. Cheers ~ Anni

  • Shelleymay

    Shelleymay

    Love it !

  • Anni Morris replied

    Thanks Shelley ;))

  • cdwork

    cdwork

    Wonderful work

  • Anni Morris replied

    Hi good to hear from you :) Thanks very much for your comment, much appreciated.

  • GittiArt

    GittiArt

    Naughty girl ( giggles);-).........love it !!! bravo Anni !!!

  • Anni Morris

    Anni Morris

    Haa…haaa…a gal needs a little fun now and then ;)) ~ Anni

  • Marion Cullen

    Marion Cullen

    A very cool and fun composition, and the ‘footsie’ instigator’s shoes are just fabulous! :-)

  • Anni Morris replied

    Thanks Lumineux…I do like painting shoes, have platforms and stilettos in my portfolio. This painting was for a fortnightly art challenge the theme was ‘communication’. I thought this
    was a fun, non verbal mode of communication. I bought a pink alligator (not real) pair of stilettos at an opportunity shop last year, they are amazing…they came in useful as a prop for this artwork. Cheers ~ Anni

  • George Link

    George Link

    Beautiful work!

  • Anni Morris replied

    Hey, thank you George, glad you like it. :) ~ Anni

  • Watertoy

    Watertoy

    They’re being naughty ! You blend the colours very well.

  • Anni Morris replied

    Thanks Watertoy…watercolour is kind of magic…the water seems to do the work…I just push it around with the brush ;) ~ Anni

  • Rickncalif

    Rickncalif

    wonderfully ,creative work!

  • Anni Morris

    Anni Morris

    Thanks Rickncalif, I like to make people smile :) ~ Anni

  • Elf Evans

    Elf Evans

    Very nicely composed!

  • Anni Morris replied

    Thank you elfevans, pleased you like it :)

  • SkyFox

    SkyFox

    So creative and so very well done!

  • Anni Morris

    Anni Morris

    Thank you SkyFox for your comment :) ~ Anni

  • Yuri Lev

    Yuri Lev

    I don’t know why, but this is such an archetypal image. It’s usually the female that does the footsing

  • Anni Morris

    Anni Morris

    Yes…you are quite right yurilev :))

  • Van Cordle

    Van Cordle

    Love your work!! it reminds me of some master!! You can play footsie with me anytime!!

  • Anni Morris

    Anni Morris

    I am glad you like it. This was for an art challenge, the theme was ‘communication’...thought this was a fun way of communicating. ~ Anni

  • freebornman

    freebornman

    What a fine idea!!
    I remember when i left school a group of us would always meet up and go for dinner or a drink and there was one girl (who was a good friend of mine) but always wanted to play “footsie”............ hey I loved it. funny thing was the years went by and one time on a trip over to the U.K., I met up with her and her husband (also a mate…. in fact i introduced them) and we got a few of our old friends together and out we all went. At the resurant she ended up opposite me and blow me if we didn’t play foootsie the entire meal!!! Thanks for the trip down memory lane. love your work!

  • Anni Morris

    Anni Morris

    Hey, I really enjoyed that story…your female friend obviously had an ingrained need to play footsie ;)) Once a footsie player, always a footsie player.

  • KevinKelly

    KevinKelly

    And this one.Very nice.

  • Anni Morris

    Anni Morris

    Thank you Kevin, glad you like it :) ~ Anni

  • Renate Dartois

    Renate Dartois

    Love this-awesome painting.

  • Anni Morris

    Anni Morris

    Hi Renate, :) We all should play a little footsie now and then…thanks for your comment. ~ Anni

  • sword

    sword

    What a wonderful charming painting,so well executed, well done

  • Anni Morris

    Anni Morris

    Thank you sword, I don’t often use watercolour. It was a bit of fun. ~ Anni :)

  • Marion Chapman

    Marion Chapman

    this is gorgeous. love her shoe(s). hope he doesn’t return the favour with that big honking black shoe. lol. great use of watercolour pencils.

  • Anni Morris

    Anni Morris

    Hi Marion, Thanks for your comment :) I often play with with my partner, it’s fun. Yes, love the magic of watercolour pencils, what a find. ~ Anni

  • angiejones

    angiejones

    I remember those days…..................

  • Digby

    Digby

    That’s great.

  • Anni Morris replied

    Thanks Digby…glad you like it :) ~ Anni

  • Carlos Teófilo

    Carlos Teófilo

    Wonderful beautiful Anni.

  • Michael Gatch

    Michael Gatch

    heh, some people just can’t behave =P interesting work. I like your style.

  • Anni Morris

    Anni Morris

    No they can’t :D Glad you like it Michael ~ Cheers ~ Anni

  • Dalton Sayre

    Dalton Sayre

    Beneath the table lies
    The truth behind our eyes
    Our gazes demonstrate
    For what our feet just cannot wait
    They brush and touch and thrill
    ‘Till I beg the waiter for the bill!

  • Anni Morris replied

    The stylish stiletto
    Meets the leather brogue
    ..whatever is in vogue.
    Perfect partners at play
    At a formal dinner party
    Or quick lunch at midday

    ~ Anni
    Thanks for looking in Dalton ;)

  • Elaine Harriott

    Elaine Harriott

    Excellent, filled with style and playfulness!

  • coffeetea

    coffeetea

    a lovely painting! :) cool

  • izzybeth

    izzybeth

    congratulations on the feature. Your work is spectacular.

  • Anni Morris replied

    Thanks so much izzybeth for your comment ;) ~ Anni

  • Anni Morris

    Anni Morris

    Thanks Elaine, your comment is much appreciared :) ~ Anni

  • Anni Morris

    Anni Morris

    Thanks coffeetea for looking and commenting :) ~ Anni

  • Rany Lutz

    Rany Lutz

    Love this!! Great concept and beautifully illustrated. Super commercial quality!!!!

  • Anni Morris replied

    Hi Rany, Glad this one caught your eye, thanks very much for your comments :) ~ Anni

  • Waleska Luker

    Waleska Luker

  • Anni Morris replied

    Thanks so much for the feature Waleskai, much appreciated :) ~ Anni

  • joyousmoon

    joyousmoon

    Classically wonderful! Congratulations on your feature!

  • Anni Morris replied

    Thank you Pamela, guess we’ve all played it sometime ;) ~ Anni

  • Marilyn Harris

    Marilyn Harris

    Love it! Congratulations Anni on your feature! :o)

  • Anni Morris replied

    Thanks Blossom :o) xxx

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