Lehmann Maupin is pleased to announce Mid-March Melody, an exhibition of new work by British artist Freya Douglas-Morris. Based in London, Douglas-Morris is known for her vividly colored landscapes that depict rich flora, glowing skies, and serene waters and shore lines. Using a bright, fauvist color palette, the artist renders imagined scenes inspired from life and her long, meditative walks through nature. Her striking application of oil on canvas—ranging from bold swaths of color, to highly detailed foliage painting, to sheer washes that create a watercolor effect—contributes to the surreal, ethereal quality of her scenes. Mid-March Melody marks Douglas-Morris’ first exhibition with Lehman Maupin and includes eight new paintings, alongside six works on copper panel.

For Mid-March Melody, Douglas-Morris created a body of work inspired by the change in season from late winter to early spring. Each piece in the exhibition was made simultaneously in the artist’s studio, creating intrinsic relationships between canvases and building an imagined environment that feels both cohesive and immersive. While the paintings in Mid-March Melody depict natural scenes that seem as though they could be found in Giverny, a boreal forest, or the Scandinavian mountains, none of these works reference a specific site. Rather, each painting is a composite image—a poetic imagining of place inspired by locations the artist has seen or visited, particular feelings, or even qualities of light. By intentionally crafting imaginary spaces, Douglas-Morris allows viewers to locate their own associations, experiences, and impressions within her work.