Handmade gifts with meaning… Are you like me and treasure anything that has been handmade? Do you keep the rock your son painted when he was small? Or the jar craftily surrounded by glued sticks that chubby hands brought home … Read More
Lee Kreklewetz, November’s guest artist, lives in Edmonton, Alberta, a city often referred to as the “Gateway to the North”. The vivid splashes of colour, her whimsical treatment of cityscapes and people quickly grabbed my attention when I saw her … Read More
Let there be peace… Lest we forget…the enormous sacrifice of all our men and women in all wars. I will write peace on your wings and you will fly all over the world. Sadako Sasaki. Photo by … Read More
The forgotten women who unscrambled secret codes. New documents are surfacing, and researchers are interviewing the few surviving women who were instrumental in decoding enemy messages in both World Wars. The brilliant work of these dedicated women is … Read More
This Throwback Thursday begins a series of journal entries and portraits remembering those who served our country, but especially highlighting the women who answered the call to duty. As I research for my blog posts, I am learning that they … Read More
A calling to creativity I am pleased to introduce Teresa Cash as October’s guest artist at Louise’s ARTiculations. In this month’s post, Teresa remembers when she received the call to be creative and how her journey as an artist began. … Read More
Today’s Throwback Thursday post from 2016 is all about teacups and coffee mugs. Share your favourite coffee mug quotes in the comment box below. What does your coffee mug reveal about your personality? Picture you, upon my knee, Just … Read More
“I know I am but summer to your heart, and not the full four seasons of the year.” ~ Edna St. Vincent Millay. As I was looking through my old blog posts, I remembered this painting from last year. Now … Read More
Pointillism as a technique. (Mixed media: Pointillism with various Micron pens and collage. Light wash with Gelato in the background on watercolour paper). Read about this portrait here. If you have never tried pointillism, or dot art, you should! The … Read More
Three Ominous Sky paintings celebrate Lake Superior When I think of Lake Superior, I am reminded of the stories Dad told me about his younger days when he worked on an oil tanker on the Great Lakes. And then … Read More
A creative detour doesn’t necessarily mean a new itinerary… (but the possibility is there nonetheless!) A creative detour may not be the path I have started on in the last few months. The thought occurred to me that the creative … Read More
For Throwback Thursday, I found a journal entry dated July 3, 2015. I was experimenting with watercolours and coloured crayons and I even added collaged bits of tissue paper and some lettering. These days, I don’t often touch my watercolours … Read More