Louise’s work often focuses on the meeting point of two seemingly competing elements: the man-made environment and the natural world. She is drawn to unkempt, overlooked corners where redundant engineered structures and discarded tools are gradually reclaimed by encroaching nature and weather. In these quiet margins, time loosens its grip; function fades, and boundaries blur.

Louise begins with graphite, sketching intuitively, then develops and abstracts the work in oils—often within the pages of a sketchbook. Unforced, accidental marks are welcomed; they provoke, disrupt, and challenge her decisions, becoming collaborators in the process. The sooty, waxy drag of graphite sits in contrast to the fluid richness of oil, where pigments merge and dissolve with ease. This interplay between materials carries a subdued nostalgia, echoing the themes within the work.

Through shifting internal shapes and the tension of line, hue, and tone, she builds compositions that draw the eye inward. Backlit forms suggest a passage—a tunnel of light—leading into a space that feels both contemplative and searching.