James Merriott
Born in the East End of London in 1941, James Merriott has been painting watercolours for 30 years. He has had a love of art all his life and from a very early age was inspired by his uncle, Jack Merriott RI (1901-1968). Much of Jack's work was English landscapes commissioned by various Railway Companies to be reproduced as posters and carriage panels.
James considers that his life is a constant flow of good fortune, although like everybody else setbacks have occurred from time to time. His career in the London Fire Brigade (1962-1978) was cut short with the onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis and the disease has remained with him ever since.
To help cope with both pain and disability, James turned to his love of art and with it developed a passion to portray the places he loves. In addition to art, his interests include old buildings in his home county of Essex and Butterfly Conservation, all these are evident in the enthusiasm he has for his work.
The basis of his watercolours is simplicity and he demands of himself speed of execution to obtain results. He depends entirely on visiting the subjects he depicts, and wherever possible, paints from life.
James' achievements have meant that he has become very busy and he demonstrates and lectures to clubs and groups. He gives private tuition to fellow painters and undertakes commissioned work. In fact, anything he is asked to do he feels privileged to take on.
James is the regular featured artist in Essex Life Magazine and also Hertfordshire Life, painting favourtie subjects of both counties for publication in the county magazines.
Many of James'paintings have been reproduced as greetings cards, as well as a yearly calendar of 'The Beauty of Essex'. A DVD demonstrating 'My Way with Watercolour' by James with 4 different demonstrations with some wonderful scenes of Essex is also available. See his website for more information.
My Home exhibition will be taking place from the 6th November through to the 9th November, 2009
I teach from home giving private tuition on a one to one basis or to small groups.
I also demonstrate at workshops and art groups etc.,
Pen And Wash, Pencil/Charcoal, Watercolour
Buildings, Flowers And Gardens, Illustration, Landscape, Seascapes and Water, Skies, Townscapes, Trees and Foliage, Waterways and Canals, Wildlife
Essex, United Kingdom Mainland