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 …

In the gallery today…

                  Jean Noble RI SWA will be showing her sketchbooks and answering questions about her work; and visitors are invited to have a portfolio review with Steven Allan Griffiths RI. For full details of …

Yesterday in the gallery….

Here are further images from the exhibition yesterday… In the Threadneedle Space this year we have a rare opportunity for visitors to view just some of our archives, displayed under glass in the centre. Our Archives are now permanently housed …

Events during the 207th Exhibition of the RI…

Please visit the Exhibitions page to view the full list of events during the 207th Exhibition currently showing at the Mall Galleries until 18 April: http://royalinstituteofpaintersinwatercolours.org/exhibitions-2/

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 …