Louise's ARTiculations
Painted Flowers last forever. After participating in Amanda Evanston’s #28FebruaryFlowers2023 on Instagram, I am inspired by all the awesome artists who submitted their painted florals last month. After all, in a world that seems crazier each day, flowers remain … Read More
Victorian Era gentleman. What makes him a respectable gentleman? At first glance, he has kind, smiling eyes. His hair is neatly coiffed and his beard is clean and trimmed. Check! Fortunately, as a boy, when he showed promise in arithmetic … Read More
Suri and His Feline Painterly Portrait on Paper. A few weeks ago, I published Frankie, a Pug, painted using an expressive, broader stroke technique, in other words, a more “painterly” style. I continue to practice using this more painterly approach … Read More
The latest novel is inspiration for art. Novels offer potential ideas and inspiration for art. However, I have only once before written a post about a novel I was reading. (This post was first published on June 15, 2018.) The … Read More
Hearts and Art on Super Bowl Sunday. Super Bowl Sunday and Art don’t go together, or do they? Approximately 400 artists from around the world, joined Amanda Evanston on her Facebook page to participate in her watercolour heart painting session. … Read More
Pet Portrait Techniques to Loosen Up. Towards the end of last year, I started painting on flat oval ornaments and discovered that I preferred that substrate to the birch slices I have been using. The recent portraits are less detailed, … Read More
Vintage postcard offers a story from the past A vintage postcard found on Pinterest and some time spent painting this young girl made me think of a story she might have to tell. As I paint, I let my imagination … Read More
When the innocence of childhood is lost too soon… The Victorian children I painted and published earlier this week have much in common with children this century. I could not let this theme go without looking back to other portraits … Read More
Skates are an iconic Canadian symbol. Although I don’t have statistics to prove my argument, I am certain that if you are a Canadian, you probably have had skates on your feet at some point in your life. (first published … Read More
A bear, a pug, and a flower have this in common. Since this is January, a slow month for me, I am checking off some of the goals I set for myself in my journal at the beginning of the … Read More
