January 2025: I was pleased to appear on the Mike On magazine radioshow and podcast by veteran broadcaster Mike Bodnar talking about painting and bird photography. You can listen here: Mike On - Watch the Birdie.
December 2024: SOLD This oil painting of Mt Ngauruhoe from the train sold before the paint was dry, after a follower spotted it on my facebook page - he was familiar with the area, visiting it many times in his younger days. You can email me on louise@louisethomas.co.nz if you fancy commissioning something.
October 2024: SOLD. I'm pleased to announce that the portrait of my daughter Caitlin at the Karikari Peninsula, which I've called Suffering is over-rated has sold to a buyer from Wellington. The purchaser said they are looking forward to seeing the cheeky smiling face on their wall everyday.
October 2024:. Autumn Again of some very soggy house sparrows is currently on display at Mariana's Kitchen, next to the War Memorial Library in Lower Hutt. It is for sale - Acrylic on canvas, 16inch by 20inch (51cm X 40.5cm) - NZ$590.00. Please email with any enquiries.
Who is Louise Thomas?
Louise Thomas is a writer who paints, draws, and takes photos. She writes about pretty much anything, but specialises in science issues, winning awards for her science reporting. She also enjoys birding, wildlife photography, and graphic design. She is a keen gardener and crafter of many things.
Louise contracts for organisations within the science community — contributing to social media, newsletters, press releases, annual reports, research reports, conference posters, and research bids. These include the Independent Research Association of New Zealand (IRANZ) and the NZ Government's National Science Challenges.
Louise was a regular writer for the Science Learning Hub and the Biotech Learning Hub, and has authored many Royal Society of New Zealand Alpha and Gamma publications for secondary school science programmes.
She also enjoys writing for young children — two children’s science stories originally published in New Zealand have been published in the United States and Canada.
Louise developed a science communication course, which was launched in 2007, for the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand.
She has a B.Sc in Earth Sciences from Massey University and a postgraduate certificate in Environmental Management from Victoria University of Wellington. Before becoming a freelance science writer, Louise worked in mineral observing, soil mapping, and seismic surveying fields. She has written and edited for various organisations, including three and a half years as the communications adviser and Web Master (remember when that was a job title?) for the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (Now morphed and merged into MBIE).
