These Meindl boots were a great pair of walking boots, the upper made from one piece of leather. So I felt quite attached to them when I did this painting. A study like this requires a fair amount of forward planning ; knowing which areas to paint first and which to leave white. The details are fiddly but they are the most important part. At the time I was getting a lot of inspiration from Cathy Johnson's work. I love the crispness of her stuff...