Louise's ARTiculations
She wished to be herself just for one day… This title came about after I thought of the story this portrait evoked. However, I eventually changed the title to something I thought would be more suitable to the portrait after … Read More
Chewy has his puppy portrait painted. Chewy is no longer a puppy but we have his framed portrait to remember his tiny little self at four months old. In the reference photo, he is wearing a baby t shirt. … Read More
“I know I am but summer to your heart, and not the full four seasons of the year.” ~ Edna St. Vincent Millay. Now that the seasons are changing, I thought a forlorn face would be suitable for this week’s … Read More
Yesteryear’s Remembrance – Évocation d’antan. Yesteryear’s remembrance is a simple floral on a 5 x 5 gallery wrapped canvas. Orange Ranunculus contrasts with the blue hydrangea on this small study. I love painting hydrangeas and this huge canvas of hydrangeas … Read More
German Shepherd Louie loves his Chuckit balls. Louie loves his Chuckit balls so much that they don’t last long. As you can see in the photo below, this mangled green ball has been chewed like all his previous balls. In … Read More
Grasping a moment in time. My nonna had us in her grasp even when we were in plain sight. See how she is clawing at my brother’s shirt? There is no way we were going to get away from her! … Read More
Nursery rhymes revisited. Oh, dear, what can the matter be? / Johnny’s so long at the fair. / He promised he’d buy me a bunch of blue ribbons, / He promised he’d buy me a bunch of blue ribbons, / … Read More
For this Throwback Thursday, I have selected fruits I painted in my sketchbook in 2015. There is nothing better than popping sweet, just picked sun-kissed berries into our mouth. The juicy sweetness can only be enjoyed a few weeks during … Read More
Custom wood slice portraits are unique gifts. Two more wood slices are on their way to the USA along with Patches, the cat. Such a cute trio they are! Teddy and Annabel are Mini Aussiedoodles, a breed I had not … Read More
