Essex on canvas: 6 gorgeous paintings of Braxted

James Merriott is continuing his watercolour tour of Essex and this time he has been putting Great and Little Braxted on canvas

Great British Life: ALL SAINTS CHURCH Within the grounds of the impressive Braxted Hall and very worthy of a mention. ALL SAINTS CHURCH Within the grounds of the impressive Braxted Hall and very worthy of a mention. (Image: Archant)

Great British Life: FIVE GABLES COTTAGE The colourful hedges either side of the pathway, take the viewer from the foreground to the immaculate cottage. FIVE GABLES COTTAGE The colourful hedges either side of the pathway, take the viewer from the foreground to the immaculate cottage. (Image: Archant)

Great British Life: LITTLE BRAXTED WATERMILL Man and boy I have always loved watermills and found this one particularly pretty on the River Blackwater, complete with its conspicuous lucum. LITTLE BRAXTED WATERMILL Man and boy I have always loved watermills and found this one particularly pretty on the River Blackwater, complete with its conspicuous lucum. (Image: Archant)

Great British Life: ST NICHOLAS CHURCH I chose to paint the back view of the church, emphasising the graceful rounded church wall. ST NICHOLAS CHURCH I chose to paint the back view of the church, emphasising the graceful rounded church wall. (Image: Archant)

Great British Life: THE BEACON AND RIVER BLACKWATER One of the County's finest views, with the beacon a centrepiece for the fabulous view to the Blackwater. THE BEACON AND RIVER BLACKWATER One of the County's finest views, with the beacon a centrepiece for the fabulous view to the Blackwater. (Image: Archant)

Great British Life: THE GREEN MAN INN One of many lovely buildings 'sprinkled' amid the beautiful landscapes of the Braxteds. THE GREEN MAN INN One of many lovely buildings 'sprinkled' amid the beautiful landscapes of the Braxteds. (Image: Archant)