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Workshop: Expressive Landscapes in Watercolour: Inspired by Kurt Jackson
with Sophie Knight RWS 5 May 2026 RWS GALLERY AT WHITCOMB STREET £115/ £105 EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT 10.30 - 4.30PM In this workshop, you will draw inspiration from Kurt Jackson ’s energetic, layered landscapes to explore watercolour... Read more -
Workshop: Still Rooms, Living Stories: Painting Interiors Inspired by Vanessa Bell
with Lottie Cole RWS 6 May 2026 RWS GALLERY AT WHITCOMB STREET £115/ £105 EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT 10.30 - 4.30PM In this workshop, you will explore how quiet spaces and personal objects can hold powerful stories, inspired... Read more -
Workshop: Watercolour and the Contemporary English Landscape Inspired by David Hockney
With Suzy Fasht RWS 9 May 2026 RWS GALLERY AT WHITCOMB STREET £115/ £105 EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT 10.30 - 4.30PM This workshop explores Hockney’s visual language: how to simplify form, draw directly with the brush, and build... Read more
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Workshop: Still Life at the Table: Inspired by Pierre Bonnard
With Chloe Cheese RWS 14 May 2026 RWS GALLERY AT WHITCOMB STREET £115/ £105 EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT 10.30 - 4.30PM Explore the richness of colour, composition, and imagination through still life painting in the style of Pierre... Read more -
Workshop: Everyday Characters: Observational Drawing Inspired by Sir Quentin Blake
With Julia Midgley RWS 15 May 2026 RWS GALLERY AT WHITCOMB STREET £115/ £105 EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT 10.30 - 4.30PM Explore the joy of capturing people and everyday moments with lively, expressive line in this observational drawing... Read more -
Workshop: Masterclass Light and Atmosphere: Watercolour Landscapes Inspired by J. M. W. Turner & John Constable
With Neil PIttaway RWS 16 May 2026 RWS GALLERY AT WHITCOMB STREET £115/ £105 EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT 10.30 - 4.30PM Celebrate the legacy of J.M.W. Turner and John Constable in this hands-on watercolour workshop. Inspired by their... Read more
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Workshop: Abstracting the Garden in Gouache: Inspired by Patrick Heron & Albert Irvin
with Tessa Pearson ARWS 20 May 2026 RWS GALLERY AT WHITCOMB STREET £115/ £105 EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT 10.30 - 4.30PM Explore the energy and colour of plants and gardens through abstract gouache painting, inspired by the bold,... Read more -
Workshop: Seen as They Are: Portraits in Watercolour Inspired by Alice Neel
with Mark Entwistle RWS 21 May 2026 RWS GALLERY AT WHITCOMB STREET £115/ £105 EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT 10.30 - 4.30PM This workshop invites participants to explore portraiture through the honest and intimate lens of Alice Neel .... Read more -
Workshop: Finding Your Voice Through Still Life: Inspired by Mary Fedden & Winifred Nicholson
with Wendy Jacob RWS 22 May 2026 RWS GALLERY AT WHITCOMB STREET £115/ £105 EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT 10.30 - 4.30PM This workshop explores still life through the work of Mary Fedden and Winifred Nicholson , using gouache,... Read more
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Meet the Artist: Gertie Young RWS
11 Apr 2026 Bankside Gallery | 2 - 4.30pm | Free admission | No booking required Gertie was born in Nottingham and came to London in 1968 to Hornsey School of Art. Over... Read more -
Meet the artist: Linda Saul RWS
4 Apr 2026 Bankside Gallery | 2 - 4.30pm | Free admission | No booking required Having spent her early years living on the Isle of Wight, Linda retains her love of the... Read more -
Meet the artist: Mark Raggett RWS
29 Mar 2026 Bankside Gallery | 2 - 4.30pm | Free admission | No booking required Mark Raggett was born in Pembrokeshire, the landscape of the county being the main source of inspiration... Read more
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Meet the artist: Frances Hatch RWS
28 Mar 2026 Bankside Gallery | 2 - 4.30pm | Free admission | No booking required Frances grew up in the Fens near Ely at the edge of The Wash. Its black earth... Read more -
Meet the artist: Wendy Jacob RWS
22 Mar 2026 Bankside Gallery | 2 - 4.30pm | Free admission | No booking required Wendy grew up and went to Art School in London. She was an illustrator for many years,... Read more -
Meet the artist: Tessa Pearson ARWS
21 Mar 2026 Bankside Gallery | 2 - 4.30pm | Free admission | No booking required Tessa Pearson is a painter and printmaker living in the Surrey Hills, south of London. She graduated... Read more
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Wood Engraving Demonstrations
Meet the artists from the society of wood engravers 8 - 22 Feb 2026 Bankside Gallery | Free admission | No booking required Opportunity to meet the members of the Society of Wood Engravers, watch them work and ask any questions you may have... Read more -
MEET THE ARTIST
with Gertie Young RWS 25 Jan 2026 Bankside Gallery | 2 - 4.30pm | Free admission | No booking required E ach of Gertie’s paintings is like a little journey that makes its way out into the... Read more -
MEET THE ARTIST
Mark Raggett RWS & screen printing with Denise Ballard-Wyllie ARE 24 Jan 2026 Bankside Gallery | 2 - 4.30pm | Free admission | No booking required Mark studied Fine Art before going on to work in theatre and opera as a scenic artist... Read more
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MEET THE ARTIST
with Mike Middleton RWS RE 18 Jan 2026 Bankside Gallery | 2 - 4.30pm | Free admission | No booking required Mike Middleton, a long-standing member of both the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers and the Royal Watercolour Society... Read more -
MEET THE ARTIST
with Chloë Cheese RWS 11 Jan 2026 Bankside Gallery | 2 - 4.30pm | Free admission | No booking required Often inspired by visits to Venice or table top still lifes in her own London kitchen, Cheese... Read more -
Meet the Artist
with Julia Midgley RWS RE & Wendy Jacob RWS 10 Jan 2026 Bankside Gallery | 2 - 4.30pm | Free admission | No booking required Julia Midgley RWS RE is a frequent exhibitor at the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Show, and... Read more

