James Preston was born in Birmingham in 1946. His interest in art led him to study History of Art at the Derby College of Art.

Also a talented musician, James plays with his Rock band at any opportunity and has sketched the many places he has visited while touring Europe.

James is constantly inspired by the countryside that surrounds him and captures its beauty in each painting. This has led to James becoming one of the UK's most highly acclaimed landscape artists.
Over the last couple of years James has also produced a number of contemporary and semi-abstract pieces, which are being met with great enthusiasm by collectors of his work.

For the last ten years, James' work has been published by Demontfort Fine Art and Solomon and Whitehead.

James' work has also been exhibited in the following galleries:

Halford House, Bourton-on-the-Water.
Wayside Gallery, Duffield, Derbyshire
Mayfield Gallery, Bournemouth
Granby Gallery, Bakewell, Derbyshire
Duffield Art Gallery, Derbyshire
The Wentworth Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, USA
Harrods, London
Wold Gallery, Bourton-on-the-Water