The Architecture of Alchemy By Louise McNaught

The work of Louise McNaught draws its inspiration form the natural world: raising the status of animals and creatures to the majestic and sublime, McNaught creates bold images, using striking colour and compositional techniques. There is a graphic beauty to 'The Architecture of Alchemy': against an ice-blue background, a pair of ethereal insect wings hover, almost abstractedly, without attachment. From the wings steak vein-like lines of paint, as though the painted image has slipped down the canvas. McNaught's print is a triumph of colour, composition and concept: 'The Architecture of Alchemy' is not only aesthetically powerful, but a pertinent reminder of our delicate relationship with nature.