HANDS IN THE GARDEN brings together the richly hued, nature-infused works of Julia Kaiser and John van ’t Slot in a lyrical dialogue with the gallery’s historic setting. Once a hortus, the surrounding garden becomes both context and muse—its early summer bloom echoing the exhibition’s central theme: color as drawn from nature. Van ’t Slot’s abstract compositions pulse with botanical rhythms and organic forms, while Kaiser’s paintings—including works from her Japan series—highlight the elegant fan-shaped leaves of the ginkgo tree. A symbol of the gallery itself, the ginkgo turns a brilliant yellow each autumn, and one of these ancient trees stands rooted in the gallery garden. HANDS IN THE GARDEN is a sensory meditation on growth, memory, and the enduring presence of nature in art.