Forthcoming
WORKSHOP: Exploring Still Life Through Gouache
with Wendy Jacob RWS4 Apr 2025 This event is sold out, however if you would like to join a waitlist should a place become available please email us at info@royalwatercoloursociety.com Gouache, unlike watercolour, is opaque in... Read more
WORKSHOP: Light & Transparency: Landscape Painting in Watercolour
with Neil Pittaway RWS5 Apr 2025 This event is sold out, however if you would like to join a waitlist should a place become available please email us at info@royalwatercoloursociety.com In this workshop you will be... Read more
EVENT: Meet the Artists
5 - 19 Apr 2025 Meet the artists behind the paintings in RWS Spring Exhibition at Bankside Gallery.Artists from the Royal Watercolour Society will be showing their materials, sketchbooks and works in progress so... Read more
WORKSHOP: Hand-Painted Collaged Landscapes
with Raina Goran ARWS9 Apr 2025 In this workshop you will discover sketchbook style collage, using hand painted blocks of colour, shape and pattern to describe a landscape of your choice. You will experiment by instinctively... Read more
WORKSHOP: Mixing it Up
with Tessa Pearson ARWS10 Apr 2025 In this workshop you will explore the many interesting and exciting effects achieved by using watercolour paint with different mediums such as wax, pastels crayons, ink and elements of collage.... Read more
WORKSHOP: Capturing City Life in Line and Watercolour
with Paul Cox RWS11 Apr 2025 In this workshop you will learn how to respond to a busy and vibrant city scene using line and watercolour. Working initially on location in the heart of central London,... Read more
Past
WORKSHOP: Spring Flowers in Watercolour
with Suzy Fasht RWS29 Mar 2025 This event is sold out, however if you would like to join a waitlist should a place become available please email us at info@royalwatercoloursociety.com During this workshop you will explore... Read more
EVENT: Meet the Artists
14 Dec 2024 - 25 Jan 2025 Meet the artists behind the paintings in theMini Picture Show at Bankside Gallery.Artists from the Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers will be showing... Read more
WORKSHOP: Kitsch Christmas Cards
with Gertie Young RWS8 Dec 2024 In this workshop you will create your own kitsch Christmas cards through experimentation, imagination and enjoyment. You will work either directly from your own personal Christmas themed objects or from... Read more
WORKSHOP: Exploring the Theme of Winter Woodlands Through Watercolour
with Suzy Fasht RWS7 Dec 2024 During this workshop you will explore the theme of “Winter woods” using a variety of masking and layering stages to build up an evocative seasonal landscape. You will firstly be... Read more
WORKSHOP: Working with the Figure
with Francis Bowyer PPRWS27 Oct 2024 This event is sold out, however if you would like to join a waitlist should a place become available please email us at info@royalwatercoloursociety.com In this workshop you will learn... Read more
WORKSHOP: Conjuring Landscapes
with Frances Hatch ARWS26 Oct 2024 This event is sold out, however if you would like to join a waitlist should a place become available please email us at info@royalwatercoloursociety.com In this workshop you will be... Read more
WORKSHOP: Painting People in Watercolour
with Mark Entwisle RWS25 Oct 2024 This event is sold out, however if you would like to join a waitlist should a place become available please email us at info@royalwatercoloursociety.com In this workshop you will learn... Read more
WORKSHOP: Exploring Colour in Watercolour
with Anne Lynch RWS24 Oct 2024 In this workshop Anne will guide you through several techniques used to produce a watercolour painting from direct observation of a still life. Paying attention to tone, Anne will help... Read more
WORKSHOP: Letting Go & Being Bold with Landscape in Watercolour
with Sophie Knight RWS23 Oct 2024 This event is sold out, however if you would like to join a waitlist should a place become available please email us at info@royalwatercoloursociety.com Watercolour is sometimes an unpredictable medium,... Read more
EVENT: Meet The Artists
12 - 26 Oct 2024 Meet the artists behind the paintings in RWS Autumn: Celebrating 220 years of the Royal Watercolour Society at Bankside Gallery.Artists from the Royal Watercolour Society will be showing their... Read more
WORKSHOP: Flowers, Fruit & Veg in Still Life (A Personal View)
with Chloe Cheese RWS5 Oct 2024 In this workshop you will start by looking at examples of Chloe’s own work and making simple experiments with different materials. Chloe will set up still life areas for the... Read more
WORKSHOP: Inky Watercolours
with Tessa Pearson ARWS4 Oct 2024 In this workshop you will explore the interesting possibilities of combining watercolour with ink; mixing watercolour washes with drawn line and textured marks, and utilising the various exciting effects of... Read more
EVENT: Meet The Artists
with Artists of the RWS & RE17 - 31 Aug 2024 Meet the artists behind the paintings in theSummer Exhibition at Bankside Gallery.Artists from the Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers will be showing their... Read more
WORKSHOP: Exploring Watercolour Painting Inspired by Paintings in the National Gallery
with Neil Pittaway RWS29 Jun 2024 To celebrate the National Gallery’s 200th birthday, join Neil Pittaway RWS for a comprehensive introduction to the National Gallery’s collection of watercolours and learn how to take inspiration from the... Read more
TALK: Almost Blue
with Oliver Projects exhibiting artists8 Jun 2024Almost Blue exhibiting artists Katherine Jones RA RWS, Güler Ates, Siphiwe Mnguni and Joseph Goody will discuss the power of the colour blue within their artistic practices in this informal... Read more
WORKSHOP: Bold Abstracts
with Tessa Pearson ARWS2 May 2024 This event is sold out, however if you would like to join a waitlist should a place become available please email us at info@royalwatercoloursociety.com This workshop is inspired by the... Read more
WORKSHOP: Plants & Flowers in Watercolour
with Emma Chambers ARWS25 Apr 2024 In this workshop you will be exploring ways to paint plants and flowers using watercolours. As a starting point you will look at works by Elizabeth Blackadder and discuss the... Read more
WORKSHOP: Exploring Still Life Through Gouache
with Wendy Jacob RWS24 Apr 2024 Gouache, unlike watercolour, is opaque in nature meaning the white of the paper surface does not show through, making it much easier to use. Gouache allows you to mix wonderfully... Read more
WORKSHOP: Interior Space, Colour & Composition
with Lottie Cole ARWS20 Apr 2024 In this workshop you will start by looking at examples of Pierre Bonnard’s interiors, paying attention to his subject matter, colour and composition. Working from a still life set up... Read more
WORKSHOP: Capturing The English Countryside In Watercolour
with Mark Entwisle RWS18 Apr 2024 In this workshop you will be inspired by the Great Bardfield group artists like Eric Ravillious and Kenneth Rowntree to create your own landscape painting. Working from a still image... Read more
WORKSHOP: Light & Transparency: Landscape Painting in Watercolour
with Neil Pittaway RWS13 Apr 2024 In this workshop you will be given a comprehensive introduction to creating watercolour landscape paintings. You will learn how to use different watercolour techniques to create different colourways of light... Read more
WORKSHOP: Documenting Life Through Drawing
with Julia Midgley RWS6 Apr 2024 In this workshop you will be learning how to draw from real life. Through rapid, responsive drawing on location, you will explore your own unique perspective, whether its capturing a... Read more
EVENT: Meet The Artists
6 - 21 Apr 2024 Meet the artists behind the paintings in Transparency at Bankside Gallery.Artists from the Royal Watercolour Society will be showing their materials, sketchbooks and works in progress so you can... Read more
WORKSHOP: Exploring The Theme of ‘Spring’ Through Watercolour
with Suzy Fasht RWS16 Mar 2024 During this workshop you will explore the theme of “Spring” through watercolour referring to imagery classically associated with Springtime i.e. flowers in bloom, nature, seasonal produce, working from your own... Read more
EVENT: Meet the Artists
with Artists of the RWS & RE13 - 20 Jan 2024 Meet the artists behind the paintings in the Mini Picture Show at Bankside Gallery.Artists from the Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers will be showing... Read more
WORKSHOP: Mixing it Up
with Tessa Pearson ARWS2 Dec 2023 This event is sold out, however if you would like to join a waitlist should a place become available please email us at info@royalwatercoloursociety.com In this workshop you will explore... Read more
WORKSHOP: Drawing from the Model and the Imagination
with Jessica Jane Charleston29 Nov 2023 In this workshop you will be drawing from a clothed model and your imagination. You will be looking at artists such as Vanessa Baird, Joana Galego and Kerry James Marshall... Read more
WORKSHOP: An Introduction to Still Life Drawing
with Chloe Cheese RWS25 Nov 2023 In this workshop you will start gently by looking at examples of Chloe’s own work and making simple experiments with different drawing materials. Chloe will set up a still life... Read more
WORKSHOP: Back To Basics
with Charles Williams PRWS23 Nov 2023 This workshop is a course for beginners, those who feel they have missed out on the vital principles of this deceptively difficult medium, and who want to develop their understanding... Read more
WORKSHOP: Letting Go & Being Bold with Landscape in Watercolour
with Sophie Knight RWS16 Nov 2023 Watercolour is sometimes an unpredictable medium, but it doesn’t have to be scary. Starting with a fresh sheet of white paper can be daunting, but in this workshop, Sophie Knight... Read more
WORKSHOP: Painting People in Watercolour
with Mark Entwisle RWS15 Nov 2023 This event is sold out, however if you would like to join a waitlist should a place become available please email us at info@royalwatercoloursociety.com In this workshop you will learn... Read more
WORKSHOP: Watercolour and Indian Ink, Still Life and Imagination
with Suzy Fasht RWS11 Nov 2023 This event is sold out, however if you would like to join a waitlist should a place become available please email us at info@royalwatercoloursociety.com In this workshop you will explore... Read more
WORKSHOP: Watercolour Fast & Loose
with Sue Howells RWS9 Nov 2023 This event is sold out, however if you would like to join a waitlist should a place become available please email us at info@royalwatercoloursociety.com In this workshop you will be... Read more
EVENT: Art Party
in partnership with Cass Art, Winsor & Newton & Liquitex12 Oct 2023 Putting your artwork out there can be a daunting prospect. Will people like my work? How do I get galleries to notice me? What sort of art materials should I... Read more
EVENT: Meet the Artists
with Artists of the RWS7 Oct - 4 Nov 2023 Meet the artists behind the paintings in our RISK exhibition at Bankside Gallery.Artists will be showing their materials, sketchbooks and works in progress so you can discover the... Read more