Louise's ARTiculations
An escape artist vanishes for a week! Weasley is such a handsome boy! He posed just long enough for his owner to snap this photograph of him with his recently finished custom portrait. Weasley once escaped his owner’s apartment for … Read More
Canada Day celebrates all things Canuck… (originally published in 2019) Especially our sense of humour! In true Canadian spirit, I have rounded up some quotes that poke lighthearted jabs at us. There is a little bit of truth in each … Read More
Do not discard old mirrors! This post from 2015 is about reusing old mirrored sliding closet doors to beautify my yard. After four years, the glue has held the pieces in place through the extreme cold and heat that is … Read More
Kishnu Kurmi’s background. My father was a farmer and we lived in India, in extremely poor conditions. We were a large family and my father’s earnings were not enough to provide us sufficient food and education. Somehow, my parents … Read More
Sisters: don’t mess with them! Sisters always stand by each other. They are sharp-witted and far more wordy than boys. In any battle of words, girls will come out ahead. “No one could have called Mr. Standen quick-witted, but the … Read More
Painting on paper makes practical sense. Several years ago, when I first started painting with acrylics, I learned something that was to open up a whole new world for me: I found out that it is possible to use acrylics … Read More
Rose profusion and the world smelled sweet. It was June, and the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside. ~ Maud Hart Lovelace, Betsy-Tacy and Tib. Rose Profusion, acrylic on 5 x … Read More
Photographer Kris Kennedy shares her story. Photography became an unexpected hobby back in 2005 when a friend introduced me to it as we hiked in Algonquin Park. At the time, I had a Canon point and shoot camera which took … Read More
It’s a question of style…finding my own way in art (This is one of my very first posts from July 2015. Since then, I have abandoned the whole idea of style. I experiment too much to ever have a style … Read More
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
