Louise's ARTiculations
Previously published in January 2017, this was the first large canvas that I tackled at my sister’s request. (24 x 48) Another even larger canvas has been waiting for me to finish it since last March. Sometimes, it’s best to … Read More
Celebrate Spring Giveaway! Spring is in the air and it is time for another gift to my newsletter subscribers. The sun is brighter, the air a little warmer, the potholes a little deeper, and those bulbs that were planted … Read More
Previously published in May, 2016. I am publishing this again today, on International Women’s Day 2018, because the more I read about artist Frida Kahlo, the more I admire her tenacity. This post is one of a series of three … Read More
Miss Macpherson, Proprietor of Haberdashery and local Apothecary Eugenia MacPherson is quite proud to be the first female proprietor of a general store in the entire state of Illinois. (Miss Eugenia. Acrylics in Strathmore Mixed Media Visual Journal. … Read More
Neptune’s Playground: experimenting with semi-abstract underwater scene. A few weeks ago, while looking through all my art supplies, I found jars of unopened mediums. Gasp! What was I thinking when I bought these? With a little bit of research … Read More
Featuring guest artist, Ana de Gortari. This week, I feature a new guest on my blog. Just as I love to promote the work of other artists on my Facebook artist page, I would also like to do the same … Read More
Pining for love is passé…or is it? Pining means to be languishing for an unattainable or lost love. The word pining, describes young Violet. She is in a love fog, the kind that seeps into the brain and clouds any … Read More
Studying Botticelli: Florentine artist Renaissance Master Alessandro Botticelli is regarded as the best Florentine school artist of his time (1445-1510). An intelligent boy, Botticelli had a quick wit and was bored at school. As a result, he did not … Read More
“You start as a phony and become real.” – Glenn O’Brien, American writer and critic also known as the “Style Guy”. (glennobrien.com) This post was first published in 2016, a few months after I had been blogging. Since then, … Read More
“Cuba is like going to a whole other planet.” —Henry Louis Gates, American historian, film maker, Harvard University professor. Part 2 in a three part series. With people heading south to escape our Canadian winter, I am reminded of a … Read More
