Christopher James

After studying art in Hull, Yorkshire, I trained, then worked as a ceramic restorer. A great deal of the china that came in was oriental, and so research into particularly Chinese pottery was commonplace. I developed a great interest in oriental art, liking especially the tradition of 'bird and flower' painting. I have been painting birds using influences from both oriental and familiar Victorian watercolour studies, gradually developing a style of my own.
I have exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition; RWA Open, Bristol; Towner Art Gallery Eastbourne; Rye Society of Artists, Rye; Orleans House, Twickenham.
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