Painting for faculty show Newbury College, Brookline, MA

This is one of 4 paintings that will be on display in the library at Newbury College in Brookline, MA.
I frequently use wood grain in my paintings. The shoe lasts were purchased at Brimfield Fair last fall. The chunk of wood with the square nails is a chunk of old chestnut that was from the framing of an antique house a friend was working on. The square nails were hand forged sometime in the late 18th century. The box that the chunk is sitting on is nothing special...an old packing crate that was stained...however the old plank in front under the marble is also old chestnut.