Worn Out Shoes (2026) Original Oil Painting by Nimasha Perera

A pair of well-worn leather shoes, creased and scuffed, resting on soft grey cloth. Shoes like these carry a whole life within them, every mile walked, every day of labour, every journey taken and returned from.

This painting is a tribute to that quiet history. There are no feet here, no figure, and yet the human presence is unmistakable, held in the shape the shoes have taken, the wear at the heel, the give of the leather. Dramatic light falls across them, pulling warm coppery highlights from the darkness and giving the humble objects real emotional weight.

Painted in oils, this is a work about empathy and connection, about seeing a life in the things a person leaves behind. Oil on canvas panel, 8 × 10 inches, unframed. Hanging hardware not included.

Materials used:

Oil on canvas panel

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 20.32 x 25.4 x 0.3cm (unframed) / 20.32 x 25.4cm (actual image size)
• Signed on the front
• Style: Impressionistic
• Subject: Still life

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