Louise's ARTiculations
Newsletter in May reveals tips for working with pastels. Frustrations in the art room! Has this ever happened to you? You are almost at the point where you are satisfied with your work, whether it be painting or some … Read More
Creating Art with Joy As a self-taught artist, I have experimented in a variety of art mediums from Acrylic painting to Zen doodles! I enjoyed drawing as a child and hoped to go to art school as an adult. However, … 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. Although I have painted with soft pastels … Read More
A brief patch of sunshine on a long weekend. Sophie, a Maltese, and Coco, a Yorkie, have found the prime spot in the house. They are enjoying the sunshine while it lasts. I photographed these girls on Friday. Since then, … Read More
The value of studying grayscale. This post from 2017 elicited a response from Kurt Chambers whose quotation appears below. His comment is published immediately after the post. “The innocence of children is what makes them stand out as a shining … Read More
Have you lost your creative spark? Have you been in a creative slump lately? You know, those days when you just don’t feel like painting or working on anything that requires too much thought or creative energy? Perhaps you … Read More
A strange kind of beautiful is inspired by these words: “What strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is good.” ~Leo Tolstoy.
Art rediscovered in a homemade journal. I have been an artist for as long as I can remember. As a young child, my favorite activity growing up was coloring, and as a teenager, I painted oil portraits. I had planned … Read More
TBT – a weekly look back with purpose. If I look back to just a year ago, I was mostly focused on painting people, especially faces. For example, as part of my vintage series, I wrote and researched … Read More
Pet portraits come in all colours. Some pets call for soft pastel colours. Such was the case with Coco. Other pets need strong colours. For example, take Storm, a 100 lb. Chesapeake. You see, Storm was all macho dog. Certainly, … Read More
