We're not doing it for money. I guess it would be nice if the money from the ads pays for hosting, but the hosting isn't that much anyway -- which is a good thing, because it seems like most of the ads that come up are advertising shoes! Something our audience probably aren't very interested in. I think when the money rolls in, I might buy a pack of gum.

Most of the photos are taken on an iPhone and fixed a little in Lightroom. Not much. Nothing is retouched at all. Just a quick exposure adjustment, sharpening, and noise reduction. I might crop a little. Each image might take 20 seconds to edit.

I don't think you're a clueless idiot at all. You've managed to practice your art doing what you love, travel to interesting places, and work with beautiful barefoot women. How many folks here would kill to trade places with you? It's rough trying to make a living as an artist. I worked as a gigging jazz and blues guitarist for many years and lost my ass many times over. I'm doing something much more lucrative now, and it's still a struggle.

Mr. Kiwifeet,
many thanks for your friendly reply (and also for patting on my shoulder.. ).
I cannot but confirm what I have written.. but I appreciate that you, the winners, are at least giving us losers the honors of war.. Ours is a lost cause, but sure we know how to put up a tough fight..
I wish you and Ms. Kiwifeet a very happy barefoot time.
All the best from Italy!!!

P.S. Believe me, your pictures are much better than the ones I have seen in many pay websites!!!

Here's the last update from our train series:



PaintedSole.com

Sunday night update at PaintedSole.com!

Fantastic stuff again

As she is an arsty type does she ever get dressed up for a posh night out at the theartre - and is she confident to show off her bare feet if so.

Just wondering how far she has progressed.

Great stuff so far, wondered if she was ready for the formal attire or whether its still early days

@Bemused - we go to lots of art events and concerts and she's barefoot. As far as red-carpet wear, not so much, but she'll put on some nice black slacks and dressy blouse with some barefoot sandals and toe rings.

Another update at paintedsole.com

Ms. Kiwi goes barefoot at a gas station, pumps gas and fills up the tires! Or "tyres" as she would say.

I tried to subscribe to the blog, but had trouble. It froze on me! Any advice?
Your wife has beautiful feet!

Sorry you're having trouble subscribing. I'm not sure what's going on. I went with Squarespace to make it easy to update the blog. Unfortunately (or fortunately), there's not a lot I can do with back end type stuff.

re: her beautiful feet - I know, right? She's awesome.

I've got a weird little idea:
Since your site is called Painted Sole, how about doing some photos with her feet covered in paint!
Well, like I said, it's a weird little idea!

At the post office, picking up art supplies. Visit PaintedSole.com for the full set.

Barefoot trip to the optometrist! PaintedSole.com

Mr. and Mrs. Kiwifeet

Thank you so much for sharing such beautiful pictures, such special moments of Mrs. Kiwifeet barefoot life.

Much appreciated!

Hey thanks!

Here's an update from a few days ago at the gas station. The rest of the pics are here.



Those little rocks in the pavement were sharp, but she didn't even flinch.

Lovely picture, thanks! Is she able to walk barefoot on sharp things, on rocks?

How do the soles of her feet look and feel by now? Does she like having tough soles, what does she say about it?