James Waterson Herald (1859-1944)

James Waterson Herald (1859-1944) - His only formal art training was at Herkomer’s School in Bushey (1891). During the 1890’s Herald lived in Croydon and had considerable success selling his work, but in 1901 he returned to Arbroath. Herald worked mostly in watercolour and pastel. His watercolour technique was based upon ‘blottesque’ manner of Melville, although his colours were more restrained. He liked to paint seaside towns – Arbroath, Auchmithie, and Hastings in the South – capturing the patterns created by masts and sails. He also liked to paint town scenes with figures on wet pavements, or in parks at dusk. It is only recently that the wayward genius of his work has been recognised.