First day of the 207th Exhibition…

On the first day of our annual exhibition several members are in the gallery demonstrating, offering critiques, showing sketchbooks and answering visitors’ questions. New member of the RI,  Tianya Zhou has been demonstrating his watercolour technique in the gallery and …

207th exhibition Private View and Awards

The 207th Exhibition of the RI officially opened yesterday at 3pm to a packed gallery of visitors keen to view this year’s RI members’ collections alongside the 38% of exhibition submissions by non members in the open section and RI …

Jean Noble exhibits…

Jean Noble RI SWA will be exhibiting in the 20th & 21st Century British Art Spring Exhibition at Taylor Howes  in Knightsbridge, 2nd April – 5th April 2019 TAYLOR HOWES 49-51 Cheval Place, Knightsbridge London SW7 1EW Exhibition continues: Wednesday 3rd …

Deborah Walker RI RSMA paints Contrasting Spaces

In this year’s RI exhibition Deborah Walker RI RSMA has  painted a collection of contrasting spaces. She writes: ‘Guillemots, Sea beet and Tree Mallow‘ A huge subject such as this, that incorporates both the far distance and relatively close up …

Among the hedgerows by Ann Blockley RI…

In her first exhibition as a member, Ann Blockley RI writes: My RI paintings are from a series of interpretations based on a section of a hedgerow near my studio. The ever changing life of the hedge encompasses everything that …

Ian Cook RI Life Studies…

Of his RI collection this year Ian Cook RI writes: The works I exhibit stem from a selection of life studies. This genre provides subjective fodder for larger works that I facilitate in the studio. These works invariably depict the …

Non-members’preview…

The 207th Exhibition of the Royal Institute will be held at the Mall Galleries, The Mall, London SW1, from 3-18 April, open 10am to 5pm daily. The RI was formed to exhibit the best watercolours and to show non-members’ works alongside the …

‘These silent people’ by Steven Allan Griffiths RI…

Steven Allan Griffiths RI‘s wife Rebecca describes his collection this year. She writes: As a writer of psychological thrillers, Steven’s paintings are a constant source of inspiration to me.His staging and depiction of inanimate objects resulting in dark, mysterious compositions, …

Non-members’ preview…

The 207th Exhibition of the Royal Institute will be held at the Mall Galleries, The Mall, London SW1, from 3-18 April, open 10am to 5pm daily. The RI was formed to exhibit the best watercolours and to show non-members’ works alongside the …