Oil paintings or Silk Painting ?

I have just added two paintings to my website www.swallowyarnbarn.com

The paintings are inspired from the same view of houses in Achill I did one painting in a very traditional style oil on canvas

Houses on Achill two very different studies

the other is done using batik on silk. I am probably more comfortable doing the batik but as always it is nice branch out.

I found that even though the image is basically the same the feel and atmosphere of each picture is very different I can’t just make up my mind which I prefer what do you think?

These Two Pictures feature  in an exhibition in Iontas in Castleblayney The Exhibition is called Suddenly and runs till May 8th

Batik Wall hanging ” The Children of Lir”

This Wall Hanging is inspired by the celtic story of “The Children of Lir” this story is a much loved favorite and tells the sorrowful tale of the four children of Lir.

When their mother dies Lir marries again and the evil stepmother becomes jealous of the Love that Lir has for his children and she turns them into Swans.

This folk tale is probably told all over the world in slightley different formats, but when I see  swans on different lakes so silent and majestic

I think of the story

Add some Colour for St Patrick

I have added a new hand dyed silk scarf to my etsy shop just to a little bit of green for St patricks Day

Dark Green Scarf with hints of blue and gold olive

www.ArtonSilkbyLouise.etsy.com

The Voyage

A Batik Wall hanging on silk in beautiful purples and blues depicting a young couple heading out on the voyage of life

original Art by Louise Loughman

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"The Voyage" original wall hanging by Louise Loughman

www.ArtonSilkbyLouise.etsy.com

Tuscan Landscape original batik art by Louise Loughman

Just updating my Etsy shop with this original batik inspired by a holiday I took to Tuscany a few years ago even though the trip was spent travelling from a to b and probably not taking enough time to really see things. It is nice to look back at the photographs because you get transported back the breathtaking views , the smells, the food and the fun.

This picture is done in batik on silk and I hope captures a little bit of the feel of Tuscany my Tuscan Landscape 

Tuscan Landscape on etsy

Autumn Run

Autumn Run Oil on Canvas

Autumn Run by Louise Loughman

The Celtic tree of Life

Here is another version of my tree of life series this wall hanging in rich shades of yellow, magenta, purple, and turquoise is quite dramatic

 A batik done on silk with satin ribbon in strong purple and turquoise to finish I exhibited it at the craft fair at the national ploughing championships it got quite a lot of attention

I have it on my website www.swallowyarnbarn.com

A colourful Treat