Louise Dear is a contemporary painter known for her large, vivid figurative works that explore the emotional impact of color. She employs a dynamic process using prefabricated aluminum and various materials, such as inks, dyes, and glitter, to create textured backgrounds. Her paintings are characterized by their stylized, ordered compositions and magnified, sensual depictions of subjects, often children. Influenced by Japanese ukiyo-e art and early 20th-century Art Deco, Dear's work is marked by a passionate commitment to capturing beauty and emotion through her craft.