About Louise
Louise holds a BA (Hons) degree in Fine Art. She lives in St Ives, Cornwall, and enjoys long dog walks on empty beaches. She finds great comfort in the solace of wild places.
She is continually inspired by the coastline of West Cornwall and its shifting moods. She is primarily drawn to portray the overwhelming atmospheric elements of light and sea, and her work explores the spiritual and intellectual significance of colour.
Not all who wander are lost. Louise’s work explores the themes of solitude, the self, and the nature of beingness. Cornwall is a place where the veil between myth and reality is drawn thin. Her paintings transcend the impact of change and modernity. She plays with myth and reality, then and now, and the power of nature. Louise’s work suggests the multi-layered relationship between surface and depth, focusing on that point where a fundamental and primordial pattern can begin to be glimpsed from both above and beneath. The self, time, and place come together in a vortex of light and sea.
Louise uses perspective to create an illusion of space and depth. However, her emphasis is on the act of painting: the character and texture of the brushwork, knifework, use of oils and cold wax. Her work is characterised by her use of bold, unrealistic colours - chosen not to depict life as it is, but rather, as it feels. She paints the essence of her subject as she, the artist, interprets it.
Louise at her studio in St Ives
Customer Feedback
“…received my beautiful painting this morning, many thanks Louise, it’s even more spectacular in the flesh” E.Eriksson. Stockholme, Sweden.
“…I wasn’t expecting so much texture and vibrancy of colour, I was truly astounded when I opened the package the painting is so beautiful, now I just need to find the perfect spot to hang it and do it justice, thank you” L.Hughes. Swansea, Wales.
“…she’s here and she’s stunning!!! Exactly what I had hoped for, my own gorgeous sunset over the sea, thankyou so much Louise” J.Thomas. Staffordshire.
“…a little piece of Cornwall for me to look at every day, I love it, many thanks” M.Hardy. Rottingdean, Sussex.
“…arrived safe and sound. Appreciate your careful packaging and the little extra surprises. The painting looks incredible hanging in our bedroom I can’t stop looking at it will send pic’s, thankyou so much you made the whole process really easy” A.Williams. NY, USA.
