Painters’ Question Time

Today in the gallery at 2.30pm members of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours; Rosa Sepple PRI, Shirley Trevena RI, Jean Noble RI SWA and Ian Sidaway RI form a panel answering your questions on everything to do with water media and the Institute. …

A very busy gallery…

Saturday 6 April was a very busy day in the Mall Galleries for our RI exhibition. Not only were our President Rosa Sepple and Jean Robinson RI present in the gallery to chat to visitors, but Ann Kilvington RI was …

In the gallery today…

In the gallery today will be Roger Dellar RI PS ROI. Roger will be painting in the gallery demonstrating his techniques and answering visitors’ questions from 11 – 4. His collection this year all came from a recent trip to …

The first RI book, ‘Then and Now’

The 2o7th Exhibition of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours marks the release of a new 170 page hardback book covering the history of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours (RI). Published by Halsgrove Publishing, the …

In the gallery today…

In the gallery today we have Ann Kilvington RI who will be offering portfolio reviews to artist visitors seeking opinions, advice and guidance with their work. Ann’s collection in the RI this year is a group of seascapes from the …

Images from yesterday in the gallery…

A busy day in the gallery for Ian Sidaway RI and Geoffrey Wynne RI. Ian was showing a collection of his dynamic sketchbooks and answering questions about his work and techniques. This is always a very popular event and draws …

Ian Sidaway RI and Geoffrey Wynne RI in the gallery…

Ian Sidaway RI has a collection of watercolours of trees, lakes and rivers this year, from the Yoho National Park in the Canadian Rockies. He writes… Strong composition, design and solid draughtsmanship together with the simple pleasure of exploiting and …

Today in the gallery…

In the gallery today Ian Sidaway RI will be showing his sketchbooks and answering questions about his work and techniques; and Geoffrey Wynne RI will be available to answer visitors’ questions.

Images from yesterday in the gallery…

Yesterday, 4 April, Jean Noble RI SWA and Steven Allan Griffiths RI were in the gallery to welcome visitors. Jean Noble was showing her large collection of sketchbooks while Steven was offering friendly portfolio reviews to visitors keen to learn. …

Archways and Glass Roofs

Pauline Fazakerley RI, this year’s winner of the Chaoshan Watercolour Award with her watercolour ‘The Old Booking Hall’, writes about her collection: For some reason I am drawn to buildings with archways and glass roofs. The filtered light and shadows …