Each year in the Spring and Autumn, the RWS programme a series of workshops, talks and events to inspire and encourage long-standing enthusiasts of watercolour, and those completely new to the medium.
Past
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WORKSHOP: Abstract Assemblage Paintings with Lisa Traxler RWS
RWS One-day course in Chelsea, London 6 Apr 2019 During this one day workshop students will make abstract collage assemblage paintings with acrylic paint. Inspired by our architectural and urban surroundings, they will look at form and shape and... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Being Playful & Bold in Watercolour with Sophie Knight RWS
RWS One-day course in Chelsea, London 30 Mar 2019 Watercolour painting can be a little scary at first. Most people will have heard a set of rules and the 'do’s and don'ts' about how to handle the medium. This... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Beginner's Watercolour with Charles Williams RWS
RWS One-day course in Chelsea, London 23 Mar 2019 Back to basics! A course for beginners and those who feel they have missed out on the vital principles of this deceptively difficult medium, and who want to develop their... Read more
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WORKSHOP: Working from Photographs with Mike Middleton RWS
RWS One-day course in Chelsea, London 16 Mar 2019 Explore how to work from photographs and found imagery to create interesting and exciting paintings. Mike Middleton will address several methods of working, techniques, drawing and composition and using watercolour... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Stranger than Fiction: Reportage & Documentary Drawing
Julia Midgley ARWS RE 3 Nov 2018 Reportage artists draw life as it unfolds before them whilst drawing at speed. Usually they are commissioned with a theme in mind but often are engaged on self initiated projects.... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Painting Set Free
Isla Hackney RWS 27 Oct 2018 JMW Turner once said 'I never lose an accident'. Working with ideas of atmosphere, climate, and mood, this workshop explores an improvisatory way of painting that embraces chance and controlled... Read more
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WORKSHOP: Figuration to Abstraction: Acrylic & Collage
Colin Merrin RWS 20 Oct 2018 The workshop will begin with a number of life drawing exercises followed by work developing abstracted pieces using acrylic paint and collage. We will look at how figurative studies can... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Watercolour Painting in the Studio
Peter Quinn RWS 13 Oct 2018 This day long session offers a chance to examine the process of watercolour painting in the studio. Long associated with observational painting, watercolour offers the artist a wide-range of possibilities.... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Narrative Painting & Collage
Emma Haworth ARWS 23 Aug 2018 Capture the ever-changing magic of city parks and hidden green spaces, using an exciting combination of watercolour and collage, in a one-day workshop with Emma Haworth ARWS, 2010 first-prize winner... Read more
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WORKSHOP: Capturing British Weather in Watercolour
Sophie Knight RWS 21 - 22 Aug 2018 Be bold with your creative decisions, and daring in your approach to the landscape in this 2 day workshop. Working from photographs, Sophie will demonstrate her ‘wet-on-wet’ technique, to create... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Urban Sketching
Sarah Holliday RWS 20 Aug 2018 Sarah will show you how to find an individual and personal response to what you are sketching rather than just copying what is in front of you. Starting in the... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Painting the Seasons
Sue Howells ARWS 5 May 2018 View nature in a new light and learn to depict it on paper. Sue will share her knowledge of unusual painting methods to allow you to create an abstracted landscape... Read more
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WORKSHOP: Beginners Watercolour
Charles Williams RWS 28 - 29 Apr 2018 Back to basics! A course for beginners and those who feel they have missed out on the vital principles of this deceptively difficult medium, and who want to develop their... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Gouache: The Forgiving Medium
Wendy Jacob RWS 21 Apr 2018 Take inspiration from a still life and explore the possibilities of one of the oldest and most versatile of mediums. Join Wendy to experiment with handling and mixing of colours,... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Creative Still Life
Annie Williams RWS 24 Mar 2018 Annie will guide you through her methods, beginning by making a paper collage as a background to your still life. She will then help you place your objects. Moving on... Read more
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WORKSHOP: Exploring Still Life
Anne Marlow RWS 28 Oct 2017 Take a different approach to still life by learning to trigger ideas from the objects. Anne will share her compositional skills with participants, to create works in watercolour, gouache, pen,... Read more -
WORKSHOP: The Figure in Architecture
Francis Bowyer PPRWS 21 Oct 2017 In this 1-day workshop you will learn how to draw the figure through an understanding of the play of light and shadow on a life figure. In the first half... Read more -
Workshop: Capturing British Weather in Watercolour
Sophie Knight RWS 14 - 15 Oct 2017 Be bold with your creative decisions, and daring in your approach to the landscape in this 2 day workshop. Working from photographs, Sophie will demonstrate her ‘wet-on-wet’ technique, to create... Read more
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WORKSHOP: Mixed Media Watercolour
Jane Lewis ARWS 7 Oct 2017 Combine traditional painting techniques with experimental styles to create a selection of small scale artworks. Jane will encourage participants to take risks and indulge in the use of a variety... Read more -
Workshop: Paint, Cut, Make
John Crossley 22 Apr 2017 John will guide you through the methods of creating a work that moves away from the 2 dimensional surfaces, into collage and finally into a 3 dimensional work. Working with... Read more -
Workshop: Urban Sketching
Sarah Holliday 8 Apr 2017 Sarah will show you how to find an individual and personal response to what you are sketching rather than just copying what is in front of you. Starting in the... Read more
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Workshop: Painting Set Free
Isla Hackney 25 Mar 2017 J.M.W. Turner once said, ‘I never lose an accident’. Following this precept, Isla, working with ideas of atmosphere, climate and mood, will show you how to improvise using chance and... Read more -
Workshop: Beginners Watercolour
Charles Williams 29 Oct 2016 This course is for those who would like to learn the fundamental techniques of working in watercolour. Charles will lead you through step by step exercises which focus on still... Read more -
Workshop: Painting the Urban Landscape
Sophie Knight 15 - 16 Oct 2016 In this 2-day workshop , Sophie will aim to show some of her own working methods which allow her to use often bold colour washes and strong darks tones to... Read more
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Workshop: The Architecture of the Figure
Francis Bowyer 8 Oct 2016 In this 1-day workshop you will learn how to draw the figure through an understanding of the play of light and shadow on a life figure. In the first half... Read more
