This year’s Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours Annual Exhibition is now available to view online. It will open in the gallery Thursday 30 March and is on until Saturday 8 April. The exhibition showcases the work of many of the UK’s established painters, alongside new and emerging talent who are working in watercolour, acrylic, ink, and gouache. We...

The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours Call for Entries is now open! Enter your work for your chance of exhibiting at the RI’s 210th Annual Exhibition 2022, alongside members of the society. The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours welcomes work in water-soluble mediums including watercolour, acrylic, ink or gouache painted on paper. There are over £7,500...

Discover the prize-winning work from the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours.

What can we read into the paintings of pears in the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours Annual Exhibition?

For as long as I can remember there has always been a discussion (and sometimes heated arguments) about where and how painters get their inspiration and ideas to work from and in particular whether it’s OK to work from photographs or whether there is something special about those who choose to work on the spot en plein air. For those...