Louise's ARTiculations
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
Ah summer time, everything is easy indeed! Proof? There are popsicles in the fridge and sandals and flip flops at the door. The pool is already solar-panel heated to 85F. Soon, we will be picking fresh lettuce and beans and … Read More
Revisiting Georgie, the first cat I painted. “In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods. They have not forgotten this.” ~ Terry Pratchett.
“Gazing at beautiful things acts on my soul.” Michelangelo.
