Louise's ARTiculations
Two cats on easels are displayed in bookcase. Cats on easels, Kiwi and Papaya (with Clarence and Gary – to be published later) were gifted by the client when she met her adult children after Christmas. While I don’t have … Read More
The glow of a new year and infinite possibilities… “Celebrate endings – for they precede new beginnings.” – Jonathan Lockwood Huie, author. First published in 2016, this sketch was completed in one of my many sketchbooks, the Strathmore Visual Mixed … Read More
Chewy, the Golden Doodle, is painted on an ornament. On a day when we are snowed in (for now), I am listening to the morning report on the radio and hearing all the traffic issues out there – and … Read More
Benji is ready to go home for Christmas. Benji is painted on a 10 x 10 gallery wrapped canvas which doesn’t need a frame. He arrives home ready to hang on the wall next to his pal, Riley, painted in … Read More
Yoda, a very special companion. “Yoda at Christmas” is especially dapper as he wears his bow tie while sitting under the Christmas tree. Those glass balls have lots of glitter on them which does not show up in this photo. … Read More
Sheltie and Shih-Tzu/Maltese painted on wood slices. Cody and Jake are with their new owners who received their Christmas presents early this year. Their daughter who commissioned them, reports that her parents are very happy with both portraits. The wood … Read More
Crafts of Christmas past hold the best memories… “It comes every year and will go on forever. And along with Christmas belong the keepsakes and the customs. Those humble, everyday things a mother clings to, and ponders, […]in the secret … Read More
Whimsical Pet Portrait Sketches in Wild Colours. Or maybe this post should be titled “Good Things Come in Threes”. Sometimes family pets make the best models for my portrait experiments. Why not try a whimsical pop art treatment for three … Read More
First early Christmas commission completed in the Art Room Christmas, although not quite on our doorstep, isn’t all that far away. I had good intentions all this year to mass produce wood slices with poinsettia, snowflakes, deer, and whatever … Read More
The Attagirls – Unsung heroes of WWII. They and others answered the call to serve a nation at war. (Previously published in 2018 and republished today, on Remembrance Day). When war began in 1939, many Canadian men answered the … Read More
