Elizabeth James

Elizabeth James was born in 1975 in South East London to mixed heritage-parents. Her mother is white english and father from the nature island Dominica in the Caribbean. Her love of art began in her childhood and has been a prominent part of her life ever since. After dropping out of art at high school she would spend hours in her room repeatedly sketching and exploring the use of pencil and charcoal. She was captivated by the way black and white blends together and the shades of grey in between. Elizabeth is influenced by artists such as Eve Arnold , Irving Penn, Rene Jacobs, Dali, Gaugin, Jackson Pollock & Mondrain. LONDON