Still round the corner there may wait,
A new road or a secret gate

— J.R.R Tolkien


The act of being conscious and perceiving, Thresholds is a negotiation between inner and outer worlds, stepping through, where transformation takes shape. A threshold is neither arrival nor departure, it’s a state where the invisible becomes perceptible. A boundary that is also an opening.

 
 

Lauren Doughty, A way forward is through, 2025. Oil paint and acrylic on primed linen, 45.5 x 35.5 cm

 

Lauren Doughty, Token, 2025. Chalk pastel, oil pastel and oil paint on paper, acrylic clip-frame, plant-dyed organza. 21 x 29.7 cm

Lauren Doughty, Untitled, 2025. Chalk pastel, oil pastel and oil paint on paper, 31 x 60 cm

 
 

Lauren Doughty, Portal I, 2025. Oil paint, acrylic and chalk pastel on wood panel. 28 x 36 cm

Lauren Doughty, Portal II, 2025. Oil paint, acrylic and chalk pastel on wood panel. 28 x 36 cm

Lauren Doughty, To collect a leaf is to partake in the world as it turns, while I exist in it, 2025. Oil paint and acrylic on primed linen. 25 x 36.5cm

 
 

Lauren Doughty, Inner/Outer, 2025. Monotype, oil-based ink on 300gsm printmaking paper, organza, acrylic clip-frame. 35.5 x 25.5 cm


Lauren Doughty, Bourn, 2025. Monotype, oil-based ink on 300gsm printmaking paper, acrylic clip-frame. 14.8 x 21 cm

 

Lauren Doughty, Thread, 2025. Monotype, oil-based ink on 45gsm Shoji printmaking paper. 23 x 31cm