Brief Biography-James Howe Carse the landscape painter was the son of Alexander Carse, a painter of Scottish live. James had his formal training at the Royal Scottish Academy which his father was involved in. He exhibited many of his paintings in England and he won a first prize at the Inter-Colonial Exhibition in Chicago in 1866.
When he traveled to New Zealand and Australia in 1869, engravings of his paintings were published in news publications. He enjoyed considerable success in Australia selling his works at high prices. He went on to help found the Art Society of New South Wales. In his later years alcohol got the better of him and he died from related diseases in 1900.