In January 2024, Kate had now been in her cottage in the countryside for a full cycle of the sun. She began painting pale blossoms and petals again, inspired by the blush of light of the petals, breaking through the winter darkness.

Oil paintings on gessoed panels, painted over the course of 6 months, from January to July 2023. Trying to use minimal marks and paint to conjure the effect of fullness and space. Like Vermeer meeting Zen.

A series of oil paintings made in 2022 to capture or 'hold' the phases of the cycle of flowering in response to the earth's journey around the sun and the resulting seasons experienced in the UK.

Oil paintings made during the first lock-down 2020.