‘Arboreal’ paintings are a core part of Maggie James work

They include six series: From The Castle Window; Alhambra; The Old Path; Long Grass, Pool and The Alternative Commute. Each series includes a number of large and small works, using both oil on linen and gouache on paper.

I feel it is important to be near trees or water every day. When you walk next to trees or beside a river, you are more aware of vibrant matter all around. I am interested in being part of this abundant flow and vital force of the world I perceive around me, it’s an elemental connection, a sensory experience. I use paint to suggest this feeling and to describe space. The paintings become glimpses of landscape, some close to the body others suggesting deep space.