Her compositions are constructed through blocks of colour applied directly onto board or canvas, while the surface is reworked as she removes and adds depths and layers of paint and mark making. Tiny illustrations and ambiguous text is overlaid in pencil with animal and robitic motifs that remain almost hidden; here and there odd sayings and internal thoughts are revealed. The overall effect is subtly startling, for Lonsdale creates work that is engaging and dynamic as one follows form and colour constantly shifting from foreground to background.