Upcoming
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MEET THE ARTISTS
With Olivia Adamczyk O'Sullivan ARWS & Desmond Healy ARE 14 December 2024 Bankside Gallery | 2 - 4.30pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet Olivia Adamczyk O'Sullivan ARWS & Desmond Healy ARE who will be at the... Read more -
MEET THE ARTISTS
With Gertie Young RWS & Linda Saul RWS 4 January 2025 Bankside Gallery | 2 - 4.30pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet Gertie Young RWS & Linda Saul RWS who will be at the gallery... Read more -
MEET THE ARTISTS
With Chloe Cheese RWS & Isabella Tessier Student RE 11 January 2025 Bankside Gallery | 2 - 4.30pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet Chloe Cheese RWS & Isabella Tessier Student RE who will be at the... Read more -
MEET THE ARTISTS
With Lucy Marks ARWS & Sunnu Rebecca Choi Student RE 18 January 2025 Bankside Gallery | 2 - 4.30pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet Lucy Marks ARWS & Sunnu Rebecca Choi Student RE who will be at... Read more
Past
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WORKSHOP: Exploring the theme of Winter woodlands through watercolour
With Suzy Fasht RWS 7 December 2024 During this workshop you will explore the theme of “Winter woods” using a variety of masking and layering stages to build up an evocative seasonal landscape. You will firstly be... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Conjuring Landscapes
With Frances Hatch ARWS 26 October 2024 In this workshop you will be making paintings prompted by materials gathered from places that yield rich palettes. There are many ways to respond creatively to landscape, and in this... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Painting People in Watercolour
With Mark Entwisle RWS 25 October 2024 In this workshop you will learn the basic principles of watercolour portraiture; including the mixing of skin tones, application of paint, complimentary colours and composition. Through demonstration, you will have... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Exploring Colour in Watercolour
With Anne Lynch RWS 24 October 2024 In this workshop Anne will guide you through several techniques used to produce a watercolour painting from direct observation of a still life. Paying attention to tone, Anne will help... Read more
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WORKSHOP: Letting Go and Being Bold with Landscape in Watercolour
With Sophie Knight RWS 23 October 2024 Watercolour is sometimes an unpredictable medium, but it doesn’t have to be scary. Starting with a fresh sheet of white paper can be daunting, but in this workshop, Sophie will... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Flowers, Fruits & Veg in Still Life (A Personal View)
With Chloe Cheese RWS 5 October 2024 In this workshop you will start by looking at examples of Chloe’s own work and making simple experiments with different materials. Chloe will set up still life areas for the... Read more -
DEMONSTRATION
With Claire Russell of the RMS 6 July 2024 Watch as Claire Russell, member of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers, creates a drawing into gold leaf on glass (verre eglomise) Bankside Gallery | 12 -... Read more -
DEMONSTRATION
With Lana Arkhi of the RMS 4 July 2024 Watch as Lana Arkhi, member of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers creates a blue and white onglaze painting on porcelain. Bankside Gallery | 12 - 5pm... Read more
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DEMONSTRATION
With Linda Kracht of the RMS 3 July 2024 Join Linda Kracht, member of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers for a demonstration of watercolour painting on vellum. Bankside Gallery | 12 - 5pm | Free... Read more -
DEMONSTRATION
With Tom Mulliner of the RMS 2 July 2024 Watch Tom Mulliner, member of the RMS as he paints a still life using water mixable oils on paper. Bankside Gallery | 12 - 5pm | Free admission | No... Read more -
DEMONSTRATION
With Dianne Branscombe of the RMS 1 July 2024 Watch Dianne Branscombe, member of the RMS, paint a still life using oil painting. Bankside Gallery | 12 - 5pm | Free admission | No booking required Read more -
DEMONSTRATION
With Michael Coe of the RMS 29 June 2024 JoinMichael Coe, member of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers for a fascinating demonstration of portrait miniature painting using watercolour on vellum. Bankside Gallery | 12 -... Read more
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DEMONSTRATION
With Helen White of the RMS 28 June 2024 Join Helen White, member of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers for a painting demonstration of Tesserae patterns in watercolour. Bankside Gallery | 12 - 5pm |... Read more -
DEMONSTRATION
With Peter Hayton of the RMS 27 June 2024 Join Peter Hayton, member of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers for a fascinating demonstration of wildlife watercolour painting. Bankside Gallery | 12 - 5pm | Free... Read more -
WOOD ENGRAVING DEMONSTRATION
With Hilary Paynter MBE PPRE Hon. RWS 8 - 9 June 2024 Your chance to meet celebrated printmaker Hilary Paynter MBE PPRE Hon. RWS and watch her demonstrate the fascinating processes of wood engraving! Saturday 8 & Sunday 9 June | 1-4pm... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Bold Abstracts
With Tessa Pearson ARWS 2 May 2024 This workshop is inspired by the bold abstract paintings of Patrick Heron and Albert Irvin. You will experiment with the special qualities of watercolour and gouache, looking at different aspects... Read more
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WORKSHOP: Plants & Flowers in Watercolour
With Emma Chambers ARWS 25 April 2024 In this workshop you will be exploring ways to paint plants and flowers using watercolours. As a starting point you will look at works by Elizabeth Blackadder and discuss the... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Exploring Still Life Through Gouache
With Wendy Jacob RWS 24 April 2024 Gouache, unlike watercolour, is opaque in nature meaning the white of the paper surface does not show through, making it much easier to use. Gouache allows you to mix wonderfully... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Interior Space, Colour & Composition
With Lottie Cole ARWS 20 April 2024 In this workshop you will start by looking at examples of Pierre Bonnard’s interiors, paying attention to his subject matter, colour and composition. Working from a still life set up... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Capturing The English Countryside in Watercolour
With Mark Entwisle RWS 18 April 2024 In this workshop you will be inspired by the Great Bardfield group artists like Eric Ravillious and Kenneth Rowntree to create your own landscape painting. Working from a still image... Read more
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WORKSHOP: Light & Transparency: Landscape Painting in Watercolour
With Neil Pittaway RWS RE 13 April 2024 In this workshop you will be given a comprehensive introduction to creating watercolour landscape paintings. You will learn how to use different watercolour techniques to create different colourways of light... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Documenting Life Through Drawing
With Julia Midgley RWS RE 6 April 2024 In this workshop you will be learning how to draw from real life. Through rapid, responsive drawing on location, you will explore your own unique perspective, whether its capturing a... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Exploring The Theme of ‘Spring’ Through Watercolour
With Suzy Fasht RWS 16 March 2024 During this workshop you will explore the theme of “Spring” through watercolour referring to imagery classically associated with Springtime i.e. flowers in bloom, nature, seasonal produce, working from your own... Read more -
WOOD ENGRAVING DEMONSTRATION
With Duncan Montgomery, Sue Scullard and Andrew Seaby 25 February 2024 Bankside Gallery | 2:00 - 5:00pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to learn more about Wood Engraving and Linocutting. Read more
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WOOD ENGRAVING DEMONSTRATION
With Louise Hayward 24 February 2024 Bankside Gallery | 1:00 - 4:00pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to learn more about Wood Engraving and witness the skill and precision behind this craft. Read more -
WOOD ENGRAVING DEMONSTRATION
With Amanda Taylor 18 February 2024 Bankside Gallery | 1:00 - 4:00pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to learn more about Wood Engraving and witness the skill and precision behind this craft. Read more -
WOOD ENGRAVING DEMONSTRATION
With Sue Scullard and Mark Jones 17 February 2024 Bankside Gallery | 1:00 - 4:00pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to learn more about Wood Engraving and Linocutting. Read more -
WOOD ENGRAVING DEMONSTRATION
With Nikki Tait and Julie Orpen 11 February 2024 Bankside Gallery | 1:00 - 4:00pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to learn more about Wood Engraving and witness the skill and precision behind this craft. Read more
