“Louisa describes herself as an Impressionist, but there is an intensity about her work that is much more expressive than the fleeting impressions of the nineteenth century movement. Nature may be the source, but hers is no photographic record, rather it is a direct transportation of the feelings aroused in her by natural phenomena. Louisa doesn’t paint a sunset, she portrays the elation inherent in that experience. For her, as for Terry Frost, who also painted landscapes in abstract terms, “seeing is both looking and feeling.” Louisa confesses that, “The sky fuels the greatest emotions, I see it as an ever changing backdrop against which we live. It is immensely diverse and extremely romantic at times. I aim to evoke a similar mood….. And perhaps provoke something within the viewer which will bring them a little bit of magic.”

And there is a touch of alchemy about the technique that she has developed. Natural materials, interestingly shaped leaves and foliage, are gathered on her many walks. These are then processed into a hand-made roughly- textured paper that is layered onto boxed canvases and left to settle. No colour is involved, just textures and muddy tones. Imagination is the principle part of this process.”.

– Ted Talks Art Critic – Anne Ellis