Louise's ARTiculations
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.
Dutch Sheep Dog – a commissioned painting The Schapendoe or Dutch Sheep Dog is a good pet but is certainly not well-known compared to many other breeds. I have been a dog owner (two white fur balls are my companions … Read More
My weather alert app keeps reminding me that it will rain in 15 minutes. It is 95% certain that rain will fall. I don’t doubt it. We have had so much rain this summer that our garden vegetables are rotting … Read More
“The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.” W.H. Auden.
“Hanging laundry on a line is a very ordinary task. It is as ordinary as scraped knees and lost keys, as fixing the same simple dish for supper again, and again. Ordinary is most days…: ~ Jerusalem Jackson Greer, A … Read More
A child of the palace of dreams I found the title for this painting, A child of the palace of dreams in the quotation from Alice Through the Looking Glass. “In the garden of memory, in the palace of dreams…that … Read More
Flossie the Flapper revisited Flossie the Flapper, a painting with lots of texture and visual interest, was completed as part of an assignment for a year-long online class studying faces. “The pretty toes, the shapely ankle, the gently undulating leg … Read More
A tisket, a tasket… nursery rhymes reconsidered… A tisket, a tasket, A green and yellow basket. I wrote a letter to my love, And on the way I dropped it. I dropped it, I dropped it, And, on the … Read More
