who is Louise Gardner?

Louise is an freshman student at Bradley University, majoring in animation. They are a traditional artist, often using gouache paints, alcohol markers, and graphite to create portraits. Louise also often creates fiber works by sewing, crochet, embroidery, and more.

a quick look at louise's more popular pieces

jesus, mi cristo is an exploration into religious symbolism as well as spiritual sacrifices and rituals

la nina de las flores uses mixed mediums to represent louise's experience with young sapphic love

self portrait as artemisia gentileschi is a self insert into Gentileschi's Self Portrait as the Allegory of Painting

quetzal represents guatemalan identity and the struggle with colonization

mitski uses gouache to mimic unique photographic lighting techniques

untitled - a portrait of a friend

pink pony club - portrait of a singer

a woman with pearls is an exploration into representing soul through style

more regarding Louise

After graduation, Louise plans to join an independent animation or game development team, eventually leading their own program of using animation to educate the youth. Louise hopes to return to school in the future to pursue a degree in studio art, with a focus in painting.

a look into louise's crochet works

celestial bag is crocheted, not original patterning

nola's star is a blanket with different stitches on each row, original pattern

from the garden explores realism outside of typical means, all original patterning

sale at the mackinaw valley vineyard

Pencil Works

A few of Louise's works in mostly charcoal, but occaisonally graphite, created through live observation.

louise's showcases and sales

These images show some of Louise's various showcases, art sales, and gallery displays. Locations she's displayed in include but are not limited to the Mackinaw Valley Vineyard, Tremont High's Student Showcase, HOIC Art Festival, CAC Peoria Student Gallery.

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