ROAMING RITES
A new collection of paintings by James D Wilson, Available Friday 12th June, 10am
The Song Never Died, 2026
123.5 x 63.5 cm (framed) Acrylic & coloured pencils on gesso & wood panel, Waxed solid oak tray frame
£ 2400
The Blade Kept Sharp, 2026
63 x 45.5 cm (framed) Acrylic & coloured pencils on gesso, card & wood panel, Waxed solid oak tray frame
£900
Crash Site, 2026
63 x 45.5 cm (framed) Acrylic & coloured pencils on gesso, card & wood panel, Waxed solid oak tray frame
£900
I Know You Said, 2026
45.5 x 33 cm (framed) Acrylic & coloured pencils on gesso, card & wood panel, Waxed solid oak tray frame
£650
Upon Learning, 2026
45.5 x 33 cm (framed), Acrylic & coloured pencils on gesso, card & wood panel, Waxed solid oak tray frame
£650
Soon Forgotten, 2025
41.5 x 24.5 cm (framed), Acrylic & coloured pencils on gesso, card & wood panel, Waxed solid oak tray frame
£525
Never To Be Tasted Again, 2026
24.5 x 41.5 cm (framed) Acrylic & coloured pencils on gesso, card & wood panel, Waxed solid oak tray frame
£525
Tumulus I, 2026
24.5 x 41.5 cm (framed) Acrylic & coloured pencils on gesso, card & wood panel, Waxed solid oak tray frame
£525
Night Ridge, 2025
45.5 x 33 cm (framed) Acrylic & coloured pencils on gesso, card & wood panel, Waxed solid oak tray frame
£650
No Holy Words, 2026
45.5 x 33 cm (framed) Acrylic & coloured pencils on gesso, card & wood panel, Waxed solid oak tray frame
£650
About the artist…
James D Wilson paintings resist the idea of landscape as something observed from a single, fixed viewpoint. Instead he accumulates partial views and moments of interruption in sketch form, captured from train windows or on foot. Gestural marks suggest terrain, paths, and horizons, while hard edges, cuts and shifts in scale disrupt continuity. Light, often crepuscular or unsettled, reinforces a sense of transition.
The title Roaming Rites plays on “roaming rights,” reframing movement through the land as a repeated, habitual act. The anticipation of outward journeys and the reflection that follows on the return leg offer distinct ways of seeing. Together they inform paintings shaped by rhythm, memory, and the quiet rituals of passage.
Wilson’s 2023 artist residency with the gallery’s founders marked a shift in his practice towards landscape as a central focus, and this collection brings together ideas and approaches that he has been developing since.
The collection will be on show at This House Gallery from 12th June till the 11th July.
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