Sketches on the beach
Sketches on a beach: capturing the idea “A drawing is simply a line going for a walk.” ~ Paul Klee, was a Swiss artist who taught in Germany until his art was seen as indecent by the Nazis. He returned … Read More
Featured artist: AprilDesigns
Guest artist AprilDesigns from Nova Scotia, Canada, has had a lifetime of learning and working as an artist. This month, she is one of two featured artists at Louise’s ARTiculations. If you wish to be featured as a guest artist … Read More
Ziggy and Stella: the “fun”never stops!
Ziggy and Stella prove that two dogs are better than one. I enjoy reading stories of pets that I am commissioned to paint. Ziggy and Stella’s stories are intertwined, as you will see. Ziggy’s story. Ziggy is a Husky mix … Read More
Parting shots of a beach holiday
This Throwback Thursday, we have returned to the Royalton Cancun with our entire family. You may have noticed that I am not as present on social media sites, and now, you know the reason! I am publishing this post from … Read More
Any work is a beginning
“The artist is always beginning. Any work of art which is not a beginning, an invention, a discovery is of little worth.” ~Ezra Pound (For Throwback Thursday, I look to one of my early posts as a blogger published in … Read More
Happy New Year!
As we prepare to usher in a new year… Each year at this time, we feel as though we are turning the pages in a book, starting a whole new chapter in our lives, or maybe even a whole … Read More
One year comes to an end…
One year ends and another begins…with a giveaway As I close off 2018, and prepare for 2019, I am ever thankful for you, my friends from near and far, who have been loyal readers of my blog, or who have … Read More
A special thanks to guest artists…
Another look at guest artists on my blog. This year saw the beginning of a new venture for me at Louise’s ARTiculations. Each month, I shared the stories and work of artists from Australia, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, USA, and … Read More
Another Christmas Past
For Throwback Thursday, this is the post I published in 2015 when we had a green Christmas. We did have snow this year although less than usual. (I can’t believe that this is the fourth Christmas that I have been … Read More
The perils of high expectations at Christmas time
(This post was previously published on December 19, 2016.) “We’re gonna have the hap, hap, happiest Christmas!” (Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold in Christmas Vacation). Whenever I see Christmas lights, I think of one of my favourite movies, National Lampoon’s … Read More
