halvorson primarily paints en plein air. her scenes often depict areas found in her everyday life and natural environment, such as books, newspapers, doors, windows, and areas of ground. through her practice of painting on-site and in one continuous session, her paintings are able to mark the time and place of their own creation. halvorson views her scenes as "active objects," interacting with the artist and inhabiting their own field of scale, shape, and texture across her canvas. "i’ve come to think of my practice as a collaboration between me, my materials, and the world, where the painting becomes a testament to time spent together," halvorson said in an interview with fellow artist firelei baez. the translation of physical site onto canvas through her paintings often figures as a trompe-l'oeil, as the boundary between the space of the artwork and the space of the viewer becomes blurred.