Copse & Thicket
This House presents a group exhibition exploring the quiet companionship of trees that grow together in a copse or thicket. Standing apart from the untamed woodland, these small gatherings offer a compelling visual metaphor for community.
Featuring work by Simon Sparkes, Nadine James, Dougal Kirkland, Francis Martin, James D. Wilson, Lucy Kent,Fujiko Rose, Camilla Gray, Catherine Knight, Victoria Homewood, David Phillips, Phillipa C. Thomas, Marie Lenclos, Jean-Phillippe Lenclos, and Alison Laing.
Copse I, II & III, by Alison Laing, 2026
Oil on board, 21x16
£ 450 (each)
David Phillips: ‘Awake all night (left)’ & ‘We are Cousins’ (right)
Acrylic on mdf, 35.5 x 27.6cm, framed by Hawkins - both frames differ in colour so please request more images if interested.
£860 (each)
Marie Lenclos: 'The Trees II, April 26'
Oil on linen, framed in Lacewood by Hawkins Framing, 21 x 29.7cm
£1950
Inès Gradot: Pastel Pastures, 2026
Alcohol Markers on Paper 26x26, Framed in a dark wood frame.
£250
James D Wilson: ‘Bandit Country’, 2026
Acrylic and pencil on gesso, card and wood panel. Framed in waxed solid oak.
24.5 x 18.5
£325
Nadine James: ‘Sunset Orange’, Lypiatt, Stroud
Oil on Board, 31.5x43.5
£320
Francis Martin: ‘Woodchester Glimmers’, 2026
Oil on Aluminum plate, 26x34
£690
Jean-Philippe Lenclos, 'Le Jardin Chromatique'
Oil on Linen, 33x41, framed by the artist.
£2,500
Figure Lying Down, 2026
Gouache on paper, 21 x 29.7cm, in a 40 x 50cm white aluminum frame with UV glass
£420
Limited edition Screen Printed Scarf, 2026
53× 53, 100% Japanese cotton lawn, screen printed by hand with First Floor Studio in London with a hand-stitched roll hem. Each design has a unique colour way. Shop the full set on the 27th August
£110 (unframed)
Simon Sparkes ‘'View to Trees' Amberley’, 2026
Watercolour on Bockingford HP Paper 300 gsm, Framed by RO frames.
38 x 28
£595
Cat Knight: ‘Nearly there trees’, 2026
Oil on board, in a Sapele tray frame by Livingstone Frames
25 x 32 cm
£695
About the artist…
Rosie McGuinness was our Spring Artist in Residence in 2026. With a focus on figures, pattern, domestic and social details, textiles and clothing, McGuinness’s signature effortless style has been meticulously crafted through years of observational work. Often producing many versions of a composition then pairing works or combining as a series her use of colour, cropping and unexpected composition choices have marked her as a go to in the fashion and lifetyle industry. This series marks a recent transition to working on pieces for the wall.
Selected Client List: Dior, The Line, Cabinet Milano, i-D, Galeries Lafayette, Rimowa, Sunspel, The V&A Museum, Veuve-Clicquot, Le Monde, Penguin Books, The New York Times, Toast, Harper Collins, The Twenty Two, Les Echos, Kinfolk, Atelier 27, Garage Magazine, Les Roches Rouges, RUS, Mia Le Journal, Sisley, WSJ, Comme des Garçons, Le Monde Béryl, Alison Roman.
The collection will be on show at This House Gallery from 27th August until 19th September.
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