The main focus of Katherine Lubar’s work is the effect of light and shadow as it falls onto and into buildings and other man-made structures. In addition, she is interested in the dynamic between negative and positive space and the two sides of flatness and depth, she says she ‘enjoys the idea of space being perceived in different ways at the same time.’

Her work often hovers on the edge between realism and abstraction. She wants the abstract planes, shapes, lines and colours to be emphasised more than the subject matter. Although everything she paints comes from something she has seen and has worked out through numerous sketches, colour is one of the most vital aspects of her work. She is trying to express through colour the feeling of light and how it feels to us to perceive light, both aesthetically and emotionally.