Born in Guernsey, Louise Lawton graduated from Wimbledon School of Art in 2001 and has continued to exhibit internationally. She is renowned for her stark monochrome paintings of figures and crowd formations seen from high-up perspectives. The paintings are made on boards with a beautifully prepared gesso ground and then drawn onto using compressed charcoal. Photographic in appearance, there is an abundance of white space and the detailed figures are denied any identity with their environment.
This is in stark contrast to some of her intricate cityscapes of New York and London. In these, space is scarce and individuals are unidentifiable. When seen along side each other, these works provide a poignant depiction of the individual within a metropolis.
Having always had a fascination with people and their existence, Louise also continues to make portraits. Her latest series is of those closest to her and the photo-real drawing of her daughter “thirteen” gained her recognition, winning a prize at the INGDiscerning Eye Exhibition in 2024.