Footwear
![Amanda smiles at the camera as they paint a pair of legs in pink metallic boots. Amanda is in a black tshirt and pants with short hair.](https://www.amandalederle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pinkbootsWIP-240x300.jpg)
I explore gender expression, assumptions and gender fluidity in these acrylic paintings featuring boots and legs. They showcase people’s legs and footwear in different skin tones and body sizes to highlight how we cannot assume gender or the life of the person in the shoes.
![A pair of light skin legs wear blue heeled boots with fire painted on the side while dark skin pair of legs wears purple heeled boots with yellow heels.](https://www.amandalederle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/twoboots-300x298.jpg)
![Inner sides of the iridescent boots with black legging](https://www.amandalederle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/iredescentboots--300x225.jpg)
![Shiny red heeled boots with gold zipper on textured light pink background.](https://www.amandalederle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/RedBoots--225x300.jpg)
![Shiny pink boots diagonally from right of piece with right foot of boot on the top mid right of pieces.](https://www.amandalederle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pinkboots-wm-1-300x226.jpg)
![Light skin legs with red skirt in shiny gold boots with bent right leg on blue and green background.](https://www.amandalederle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/YouDriveMeCrazy-AmandaLederle-wm-213x300.jpg)
![Bright blue low heel shoes with light brown ankles in purple cropped pants coming from upper middle of the piece on grey green background.](https://www.amandalederle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/blueshoes-wm-300x228.jpg)