100 sightings per hour at its peak
Works in the series were created after witnessing the December Geminids meteor shower, which originated from the asteroid 3200 Phaethon.
In the cold night, the artist captured her untempered exposure to the vastness of the stars with raw, unkempt lines of oil, pastel and pencil.
Castor and Pollux, 2025, Oil on Linen, 76x100cm
Castor and Pollux are the two largest stars of the Gemini constellation, named after the twins from Greek and Roman mythology. The twin stars sit at the head of the constellation, which makes the shape of the two men.
Gazing, 2025, Oil on Linen 120x150x2cm
Gazing is an extra large work featuring the moon and three constellations: Cancer, Pegasus and Scorpius, which were visible in the dark sky at the meteor shower’s peak. The artist’s use of oil, painting with energetic gestures, underlies the wildness of nature.
3200 Phaethon, 2025, Pastel on paper, 14x30cm
3200 Phaethon is a colourful interpretation of the asteroid made from vigorous movements of the artist’s hand, moving as quickly as the meteor’s streaks appear to the naked eye.
Hemispheres, 2025, Oil on Linen, 76x100cm
Hemispheres records a fantastical view of the night sky stargazing in the Chiltern Hills. The constellations Gemini and the Plough are visible beneath streaky meteors on a scumbled canvas.
Half Sky View Diagram, 2025, Pastel and pencil on paper, 32×60cm
Half Sky View Diagram features a scattering of constellations with whooshing meteors in fast pencil marks.