Category Archives: Royal Watercolour Society

2013 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Have just received a review from WordPress – almost worse than a school report…. must resolve to do a bit better in 2014!! Start tomorrow – Happy … Continue reading

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Royal Watercolour Society’s Mini Picture Show for Christmas

Phew! – at last I seem to have sorted most things off my list although there’s always things to do. Now it’s time to do some Robins for the RWS Mini Picture Show – here are some from previous years. … Continue reading

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Watercolour Secrets

I’ve been working on a book – see title above. I know about book production / design / etc but you always forget how time consuming a book is – I guess it’ll be worth it in the end. Amazon … Continue reading

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Royal Watercolour Society Autumn Supper

Here we are at the RWS Autumn Supper on Sunday 3 November – it’s a wonderful society to belong to – we have 75  full members and at the moment about 6  Associates – we need more!! If you work … Continue reading

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Hanging the RWS Autumn Exhibition

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First put all the paintings on the floor Then start trying to place them I’ve got a mountain peak and Denis has a pork pie The paintings slowly get positioned Eventually – five hours later – they have all found … Continue reading

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Shepherd Market

Quite fun being in a gallery for a few days – you see people going past and some notice pictures and some don’t – if you have to get their attention to even get them in to a gallery to … Continue reading

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54 The Gallery,Shepherd Market – TODAY!

Come along and see over 100 paintings and prints by 20 different artists. Prices from very small to a bit more – but all fantastic and a great opportunity to buy direct from the artist. There really is something for … Continue reading

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What I’ve been doing this week or why I haven’t managed to produce a new painting!

On Monday I inched a bit closer to finishing a project that I’ve been working on for a year. Then I met someone I was at school with for a cup of tea – must do it again soon. Tuesday … Continue reading

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Royal Watercolour Society Family Drawing & Painting Workshop – FOOD!

We had a good time at Bankside Gallery yesterday – Family Workshop on drawing & painting food. Next one in the Autumn – see http://www.royalwatercoloursociety.co.uk for details

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Good Friday Walk

Into Soho for a nice coffee and Pain au Raisin at Patisserie Valerie. Bus to Victoria, then a walk down Vauxhall Bridge Road to Tate Modern. Hot cross buns in Regent Street My Great Grandfather, Thomas Goulden, was born here … Continue reading

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