Henry C. Meier has been enamored with watercolor since he was a teenager in Pennsylvania. During overseas duty in the Army he sketched on-location to capture military life, Normandy landscapes and Montmartre street scenes. After his wartime service Hank sketched whenever time allowed as he earned his Engineering Degree at Penn State. Later he sketched his wife Mary and their children. He rounded out drawing, painting and compositional skills by participating in evening art classes, watercolor workshops and by studying independently using his art library.

Henry became a full time painter in 1986. He was elected to active membership in the American Watercolor Society in 2006. He is a signature member of Allied Artists of America, Watercolor West, AAPL, Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, Philadelphia Watercolor Society and the Baltimore Watercolor Society. He holds the status of Fellow in The American Artists Professional League. He served as a Director and Membership Chairman of The Philadelphia Water Color Society, which presented the Crest Award to him in 2004 based on his award achievements.

He was awarded prizes in The Baltimore Watercolor Society, Pennsylvania Watercolor Society and Allied Artists of America annual exhibitions all in one year. His work was featured in the Spring 2003 issue of Watercolor Magic and the Fall 1995 issue of The Watercolor Magazine, and a reproduction of an award winning painting was included in the 1994 Winsor Newton Artists Calendar.

He was Artist of the Year for PNC Bank, which sold an entire print issue of a commissioned painting. The Delaware Foundation of Visual Arts presented him as the Honored Artist for 2005 at The Hagley Museum. He demonstrates painting on-location, conducts Watercolor Workshops and publishes prints of his work. His art is included in the collections of the Winterthur Foundation, United States Coast Guard, Medical Center of Delaware, DuPont Europe in Geneva, Hotel DuPont, MBNA America, PNC Bank, Wilmington Trust Co., CIGNA and other corporate and private collections.

He was a Faculty member of the Rehoboth Art League before he relocated to the greater Albany, NY area. He now has a Studio at 10 Claire Common, Slingerlands, NY 12159.