Louise Thies

Artist's Statement

Currently resides near Camdenton, Missouri
Born 1961, Houston, Texas

Her art habit began in her early childhood in Houston, Texas, when she was consumed with copying the Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck that were on her hand-me-down chalkboard, instead of practicing the alphabet. She pursued art as a passion, but her careers veered in other directions, until finally coming full circle and colliding. A hobby turned into a full-time business when she opened a taxidermy shop in rural Missouri in the early ‘80s. Her drive to succeed earned her over thirty awards and the title “Master Taxidermist.” While pursuing a degree in biology, she was required to take a humanities class. With two credits to go, Art Appreciation compelled her to change majors, start over, and graduate cum laude with an Art Education degree. She chose to create art rather than teach. Louise also etches her artwork on granite, by hand, for several monument companies. When she’s not etching, she’s usually painting. Her work has been selected for countless national juried, invitational, and one-woman shows. She has won numerous awards and been included in many selective events. She is represented by several galleries.

Artists Statement

My subjects are diverse -- landscape, still life, and portraiture, usually executed en plein aire, from life, or at the very least, studio works aided by those studies. Always, I try to evoke an emotional response from the viewer akin to my own when I first came upon the scene, or when I set up the still life. Often, I'll aim for a hint of a story in the painting; one which causes speculation from the viewer.

I've painted most of my life, studied with many wonderful artists and made lifelong friends with a few. I would hate to limit myself to one type of subject, as I'm sure my work would suffer and stagnate, let alone drive me insane.  My artistic journey will never be complete, for I constantly learn something new.

"... I love this life of an artist. I AM the 'Painter of Paint.'    :)"

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Phone: (573) 346-1510

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