An Original Water Colour By John G Emmerton “Where Do We Go From Here”

John G Emmerton was born in 1924 and served as a Leading Aircraftman with the RAF from 1940 to 1946, after leaving the service he joined the police force where he retired at the rank of inspector in 2005, John was a prolific artist and covered a wide range of subjects but his favourite genre was historical and present day buildings, both in and around his home and on holiday locations, as a long standing member of the former Farrington Art Group John became a founder member of the new ‘Leyland Artists Group’ at its inception in 2011 and took pride in mentoring new artists and running children's art workshops in the summer at the local park. Upon his death in 2014 it was decided to create the “John Emmerton Trophy” in his honour which is awarded to the competition winner (by votes) at the end of each year and is presented at the groups end of year Christmas party, the dimensions are 122cms by 56cms, I am happy to deliver locally for a small fee, or arrange a courier nationally, please feel free to visit our new showroom in Bretherton, or website https://theoldcornmill.co.uk/ 341