Louise's ARTiculations
Celebration and Tiny Dancer are florals on recycled wood and paper. Like most artists, I hate throwing anything out. For instance, I have used old leftover yarn as underpainting for a floral. I dunked the old yarn in puddles of … Read More
A painted memorial portrait of Sophie, our Maltese, for keeps. Sophie has the look I remember so well in this recently painted memorial portrait. She was always known for her “bug eyes” especially when we first brought her home because … Read More
Lola, a first pastel pet portrait. Thank you to an Instagram follower who proposed Lola as a name for this cat. A special thank you to my followers for your excellent suggestions. (First published in May, 2019 and revised … Read More
A client describes how a painted portrait differs from a photograph… You might ask yourself why have a portrait painted of your sweet fur companion when you have so many excellent photographs? I will let one of my clients who … Read More
Art journals can bring us closer to our goals. How do art journals bring us closer to our goals? They allow us to daydream, to write how we see our future selves, to plan for the days and months ahead. … Read More
Drowning inspiration from our inner voice with ‘busyness’. How does that happen? we have too much on the go all at once our gadgets distract us from our moments of introspection family and work have us barely able to find … Read More
Blue-Eyed Fluffy Mutt is recent portrait commission. In November last year I was contacted by Doobie’s owner to paint Doobie as a surprise Christmas gift. As I was too busy to take on another commission, I suggested that I … Read More
Memorial Portrait of Sophie, our Maltese. For several months now, I have wanted to paint a memorial portrait of my Maltese, Sophie. But you know how one thing leads to another, and we forget about our best intentions… Sophie was … Read More
Alumni of pets painted over the years. As we celebrate our pets today, April 11 on National Pet Day, I look back to all the pets I have had the honour and pleasure to paint. Through these pet portraits, I … Read More
