Louise's ARTiculations
Welcome everyone! It’s time to bring out the balloons and uncork the bottle of bubbly and introduce my new website!!! A big hearty welcome to all my former blog subscribers, friends, followers, and visitors. I am ecstatic (can’t you tell?) … Read More
“What is creative living? Any life that is driven more strongly by curiosity than by fear.” ~ Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic. I have a healthy mix of both curiosity and fear insofar as art is concerned and thankfully, curiosity is … Read More
Celebrate 150 Years of History On a beautiful sunny day recently, I visited MOSAICANADA150, a combination of different art forms that took my breath away. Set in Jacques Cartier Park in Gatineau, Québec, this horticultural display is meant to take … Read More
“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” ~ Winnie the Pooh. It gives me much joy and satisfaction to bring each dog I paint to life. Tony’s expression is so endearing and his pose, … Read More
Flower fairies have a very specific list of qualities… How to be a flower fairy: Feel the cool morning grass between your toes Fill old jugs with fresh flowers and place them where they can be admired all day … Read More
How I paint a puppy on canvas: Fear is part of the process Learning to deal with a certain amount of fear is something natural when it comes to art. But I only discovered this much later, after many struggles … Read More
When my son and daughter-in-law announced that they had found a home in the country, I began to think of a unique housewarming gift that I might offer them. Coincidentally, my youngest son is heavily into recycling and had lots … Read More
WIP – Beginning puppy portrait This puppy, about 10 weeks old, is saying, “I am too cute; wouldn’t you like to cuddle me?” The minute I was sent these photos, I just had that itch to paint him right away… … Read More
“Darwin may have been quite correct in his theory that man descended from the apes of the forest, but surely woman rose from the frothy sea, as resplendent as Aphrodite on her scalloped chariot.” ~ Margot Datz (A Survival Guide … Read More
“I want to remove my hat, close my eyes, and feel the sun, warm and intermittent, on my face.” ~ William Collins.
