***Fig. 1*** *Light in the studio, with works in progress arranged across the walls.*

Lucy Augé is a British-French artist based in Bath, Somerset. Her work is rooted in the observation of seasonal change, guided by a commitment to presence, impermanence, and the natural world. Each piece is an attempt to capture a fleeting moment, an unfolding branch, a shift in light, a pause in time.

Originally working within the traditional gallery model, Augé’s practice evolved to better mirror the rhythms of nature itself. Inspired by the 72 Japanese micro-seasons (shichijūni kō), her work is now released in real time, responding directly to what she encounters each week. This shift led to the creation of her Journal de Board, a weekly studio log that acts as both a record and a vessel for sharing her work as it’s made, moment by moment.

Her materials, sumi ink made from soot, graphite on vintage papers, charred stones collected from British landscapes, are themselves elemental, often echoing the cycles of growth, decay, and regeneration that inspire her. Each medium is chosen instinctively to suit the subject, and her palette remains minimal, allowing form, atmosphere, and gesture to take centre stage.

Augé has exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, the Garden Museum (solo), Compton Verney, Wells Contemporary, Patina FK (Japan), and Aleph Contemporary, among others. Her work sits in private collections internationally and continues to evolve as a living archive of her surroundings.