Artist Statement

Luiza comes from an artistic family and received an art education early on. Classically trained, she has developed a knack for exotic techniques, either derived from historical sources or of her own invention. Egg tempera is one of her favorites. She loves to mix her own paints, fondly resorting to pigments that are no longer on the market - such as real lapis lazuli or madder lake.

She's also developed a way of "painting" using pen and colored inks. She overlays different colors by cross-hatching, creating optically vibrant color surfaces. She excels in her knowledge and use of color and texture to unique visual effect.

 In 2018, Luiza began creating large-scale sidewalk pieces in chalk, in an effort to change the way people experience art and widen its audience. She is a firm believer that art can and should be universally experienced through prevalent public presence, and has been instrumental in creating and developing the Art on Main program in Ridgefield, CT. She is a graduate of the Cooper Union School of Art in NYC.