Born in the mountains of central BC, Louise is now a long-time Calgary resident. She has always enjoyed the creative process, and in 1993 she fulfilled a life-long dream to begin painting in watercolor. After 24 years as the owner of Leading Edge Art Workshops she has now retired. Owning Leading Edge has allowed her to study with many internationally known artists and instructors . An avid photographer, Louise uses her large collection of photos as reference material for her work.
Pattern, color and texture are important focuses in her work and she likes to work with acrylic, collage, mixed media and oil and cold wax. She paints a wide variety of subject matter, including abstracts, florals and landscape. Quilting and gardening have been two of her passions over the years and this influence shows up in her combinations of floral and geometric shapes. She lives in Calgary with her husband Andy.
Louise is an active member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, is a member of the Calgary Sketch Club and is a co-founder and past president of the Passionate Painters Art Group.
Pattern, color and texture are important focuses in her work and she likes to work with acrylic, collage, mixed media and oil and cold wax. She paints a wide variety of subject matter, including abstracts, florals and landscape. Quilting and gardening have been two of her passions over the years and this influence shows up in her combinations of floral and geometric shapes. She lives in Calgary with her husband Andy.
Louise is an active member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, is a member of the Calgary Sketch Club and is a co-founder and past president of the Passionate Painters Art Group.
Artist's StatementI am an experimental artist, working in acrylic, collage, mixed media and oil & cold wax.
I am the most excited and engaged in my work when I don’t know what the outcome will be. I love to play and experiment and let the painting tell me what to do next. |