Louise's ARTiculations
Jane Cobb found art during difficult times. My passion for art began as an expression of myself during a painful time. I was in my 40’s and unexpectedly came down with Bell’s palsy, a temporary illness that results in partial … Read More
Wood slice pet portrait commission – a unique gift. If you aren’t lucky enough to have a pet in your life, you can nonetheless appreciate the bond between a pet and its owner. (this post was originally published in … Read More
Sharing our Art means allowing others into our world. Do you get lost in your creative work so much that you forget time? Forget to eat? Burn food as I have? Your ideas are flowing well on canvas or … Read More
Originally published in June 2015, this post was one of my first as I started my new adventure blogging about my creative journey. For this TBT (Throwback Thursday) I added photos of favourite flowers that are still blooming as we … Read More
Maria Laura Vila: Painting to relax. As a child I always enjoyed painting and drawing, but it was just something that I did from time to time. It wasn’t an important part of my life until 2000. During that … Read More
June is butterflies…and one relaxed dog. “The love of a dog is a pure thing. He gives you a trust which is total. You must not betray it.” ~ Michel Houellebecq, a French poet and novelist. This post was first … Read More
Slipping Through my Fingers… Slipping Through my Fingers was first published in July 2016 when I painted my granddaughter. It was an experiment on cheap paper using watercolours. In the header, I used coloured pencils and pastels for her … Read More
Painting Miss Daisy “Everything I know I learned from my cat: When you’re hungry, eat. When you’re tired, nap in a sunbeam. When you go to the vet’s, pee on your owner.” ~ Gary Smith. For National Hug Your Cat … Read More
Rossana Russo: self-taught artist. My little family includes my husband, my son, and our beloved Bull Terrier Woodoo, and we live in a lovely Italian town on the slopes of the Alps. I define myself as a late self-taught artist, … Read More
Five ways to show up for art (and to be disciplined as an artist). There is a generalization out there about artists that goes something like this: artists are very right-brained, disorganized, and flighty. In the last years, I have … Read More
