Meet Louise

Louise has been painting in the Connecticut River Valley and New England in general since she moved there in 1973. For Louise, painting on site is a special joy, even if it means hunkering down in her van so she can paint on a damp and cold winter day. The changing seasons are fun for her since she's always experimenting with color and vibration. Annual painting trips take her to Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Lake Champlain in Vermont, and northern New Mexico.
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A painting of a colorful landscape split by a large river

Aerial River, 60" x 36", acrylic

A painting of an open window in an old fashioned truck

Vent Window 20” x 20”, acrylic

A painting of jutting rocks in a colorful landscape

Ghost Ranch Chimneys, 10" x 10", acrylic

Autumn Reds, 12" x 24", acrylic

A painting of sunflowers in front of pueblo buildings

Taos Pueblo Sunflowers, 32" x 18", acrylic

A painting of grass blown in the wind and a large river

Island Summer Day, 20" x 20", acrylic
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An abstract painting of a colorful pond

Pond Colors, 40" x 30", acrylic
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Gay Head Acquinnah Cliffs & Lighthouse, Martha's Vineyard, 14" x 40", acrylic

Recent Work

Rescue

24"x18", acrylic

I have always wanted to do a painting based on this 2016 award winning photo of the Syrian White Helmets during the Syrian civil war. They are working in Aleppo’s ruins from Russian bombs and were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts. It was a difficult painting for me, and I wasn’t sure I could do it. I was often tearful while trying to paint. But the baby isn’t crying – maybe it is his father receiving him?

Quartet

Zebra Swallowtail butterfly, Cecropia moth, Luna moth, Monarch butterfly
8"x 8" each, framed, acrylic

Engine 830

24"x18", acrylic

Autumn Vista

36" x 24" each, acrylic
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Montague October

10"x30", acrylic
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About Louise

I continually say, "I love what I do and do what I love." When I am not visiting with customers at Sawmill River Arts or painting at my studio in a historic 19th century box shop, I am off to my favorite painting locations, usually in New England and not far from home.

Sometimes I'm lucky enough to bunk with friends so I can paint in Kenya or travel with a daughter in Guatemala, returning to work on special series about Africa or the rainforest. Other painters join me to paint in the Southwest or Vermont or the southern hills of New York state. In the winter, I'm likely to explore new painting ideas or old favorites like junk cars and trucks.

So come along! Wander through this site and join me in my rich and ever changing art life.

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“Color! Vibration! Rhythm! Celebration! These are essential to my work. It is a completely joyful process to me.”

Louise Minks