The paintings of Louisa's final three decades include Icelandic landscapes, a series of self-portraits, and tabletop still-life arrangements. The landscapes often include charmingly stylized depictions of Icelandic horses and sheep. She was to remain an Icelandic citizen all her life, the physical characteristics of her native land informing her bold treatment of form and clarity of light.Perl, 1999, pp. 88, 132–133. The poet John Ashbery described the result as the "flavor, both mellow and astringent, which no other painter gives us."Perl, 1999, p. 9.
