James Weaver
@MerseaIslandBoy
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Artist & Musician (not necessarily in that order) living & working on the marshy island of Mersea in Essex. A European.
Mersea Island
Joined May 2014
In 2017 @michaelgove invited me into Defra for a private meeting to discuss argiculture policy. He told me Brexit was good because it stopped the rise of far right parties here, like those elsewhere in Europe. As I watch the rise of ReformUK all I can say is Gove, this is on you.
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It’s just common sense really…
🇪🇺 Happy Europe Day! 💚 The Green Party is committed to fixing our relationship with the EU in a post-Brexit world and ensuring that the UK is 'rejoin-ready'.
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This one is just finished and framed today... 'Huts at the Spinney' - Watercolour on Arches 300gsm paper. #jamesweaverart #Islandartists #essexartists #mersea #merseaisland #secretmerseaisland #watercolour #archespaper #merseabeach
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Yum, that’s all I can say!
Today we’ve been busy making our own sourdough bread and preparing some chicken breast in a lovely marinade for Bang Bang Chicken which is our lunchtime special today. #sourdough #sourdoughbread #bangbangchicken #mersea #merseaisland #essexcoast #theartcafe #realfood
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This morning’s sourdough… not fishing for compliments, just chuffed with it… I’ll stop posting these soon I promise. #sourdoughseptember #sourdough #homemadebread
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Thank you to everyone who came to see me in my studio over the weekend during Mersea Open Studios, it really nice to meet you all and chew the fat. #islandartists #mersea #merseaisland #jamesweaverart #essexartists #openstudios #merseaopenstudios
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Only a few days until our Island Artists Open Studios. Fri/Sat/Sun 1st/2nd/3rd September Tides are high around lunch time so plan your trip with the tide in mind... I look forward to seeing you! #islandartists #merseaislandartists #mersea #merseaisland #openstudios #visitmersea
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4 weeks friends, put it on a post it and stick it to your fridge! #mersea #merseaisland #islandartists #merseaopenstudios #openstudios #essex #essexcoast #essexartists
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I finished another little painting this afternoon, I'm very much in the North Cornwall zone at the moment. 'Maggie on Port William Beach' - Watercolour on Khadi Paper #tintagel #trebarwithstrand #jamesweaverart #watercolour #cornwall #northcornwall #islandartists #khadipapers
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I managed to finish another watercolour this afternoon, Trebarwith Strand, I love watching the sunset there when the tide is up in the gulley splashing over the rocks. Watercolour on Khadi Paper #tintagel #trebarwithstrand #jamesweaverart #cornwall #northcornwall #islandartists
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‘he's a most notable coward, an infinite and endless liar, an hourly promise-breaker, the owner of no one good quality worthy your lordship's entertainment…’ All's Well That Ends Well, Act III, Scene VI
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I have been craving a trip to beautiful Cornwall for a while, I do miss it sometimes. Anyway, here's a little watercolour I finished this afternoon 'Thorn trees on Glebe Cliff, Tintagel' #tintagel #trebarwithstrand #jamesweaverart #watercolour #cornwall #northcornwall
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Just one week to go friends, do drop in to our Island Artist's open studios for a chat & who knows you may go home with something original, beautiful and handmade by one of us. #islandartists #openstudios #essexcoast #mersea #merseaisland #colchester #visitessex #jamesweaverart
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I had another good studio day today working on a couple of pastels. All in all a good day. I made today's sketch by copying the sketch I made on this day in 2020 during covid 19 lockdown. #mersea #dailysketch #saltmarsh #watercolour
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On my walk this morning the sun was smiling and the air was loaded with a heady mix of Hawthorn blossoms & Alexander. My sketch today… ‘Barge off the Monkey Beach’ - Watercolour on Cartridge #watercolour #merseaisland #dailysketch #mersea #essexcoast #ThamesBarge
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Today was in the studio working towards Mersea Open Studios at the end of the month, I managed to finish and frame a small pastel and with today's little watercolour sketch I gave more thought to 'Meandering'. #mersea #dailysketch #watercolour #Islandartists #merseaopenstudios
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Island Artists Open Studios coming up 26-28th May with some exciting new work, save the dates & come to our group show @theoystergallery #mersea #visitmersea #colchester @BBCEssex @VisitColchester #CreativeColchester #ColchesterEvents #EssexEvents @ExploreEssex @SecretMersea
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Bank holiday Monday saw me working in the gallery all day, so I had limited time to make a sketch, which is no bad thing so here's one from my imagination. 'Moon Over Marshes' - Watercolour on Cartridge Paper #jamesweaverart #merseaisland #mersea #dailysketch #essexcoast
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Maggie & I spent several happy hours gardening today in glorious spring sunshine, we took a break at lunchtime for some of her homemade asparagus quiche, another perk of the spring season. #merseaisland #mersea #dailysketch #watercolour #essexcoast #sketchbook #thepackingshed
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Beautiful spring weather here this morning and out on my walk I heard a cuckoo for the first time this year. 'Blossom Over the Footpath' - Watercolour on Cartridge paper #merseaisland #mersea #jamesweaverart #dailysketch #watercolour #essexcoast #secretmerseaisland #springtime
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