Contemporary Art in Pattern

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Draw and Paint Celtic Knotwork

If, like me, you love patterns, you’ll really enjoy learning to create the intricate designs of Celtic interlacing by following a surprisingly straightforward set of steps.

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Lou's Pattern Library

February 2025 - Art Nouveau Snowdrops
November 2025 - Stained Glass Roundel
June 2025 - Tetrahedrons

Lou’s Pattern Library is my home for courses and my membership where I explore a different pattern each month and I create a range of resources to help you draw, paint and decorate the pattern for yourself.

The patterns in this library are often historical patterns from around the world and are constructed using pencil, ruler and compasses.

My favoured medium for completing patterns is watercolour but they could be decorated in any art medium you can think of!

Community Tier

Join the pattern library at the free level and gain access to monthly pattern inspiration, downloadable outlines and our community discussion forum!
FREE
  • Monthly Pattern Outlines to Print and Paint​
  • Monthly Email Updates
  • Access to the Community Forum

Pattern Lovers Tier

Join the pattern library and gain access to over 12 month's of pattern drawing and painting video tutorials, with new patterns being added monthly!
£ 4
/ month
  • Everything in the Community Tier plus ...
  • A New Pattern Video Tutorial Every Month
  • Access to Over 12 Months of Pattern Videos
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Hello there! I'm Lou

I’m an artist who loves colour and pattern. I began my artistic career as a printmaker and that’s still an important part of my practice, but these days you’re as likely to find me holding a brush as an inky roller!

Paint with me on YouTube

Find joy and peace in simple, meditative art projects that you can join in with whatever your experience.

I share prompts for simple patterns you can draw and paint to give you starting points for making art a part of your life, whether you’re using it to relieve stress and anxiety or simply to have fun!

Find long form videos, tutorials and projects on YouTube and short time-lapse videos on Instagram.