Bankside Gallery

The Shapes of Water

THE UNMISSABLE AUTUMN EXHIBITION FROM THE ROYAL WATERCOLOUR SOCIETY

3 OCTOBER – 1 NOVEMBER

11AM – 6PM EVERY DAY

SEE SELECTED ARTWORKS BELOW OR CLICK TO VIEW ALL IMAGES

image: Laguna Veneta I, Liz Butler
- Frances Hatch RWS
  Low Water Dusk. Mumbles from West Cross. Swansea.
  
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  Frances Hatch RWS
  Low Water Dusk. Mumbles from West Cross. Swansea.
  watercolour with site materials and litter
  Frame: 34 x 34cm
  Artwork: 18 x 21cm
- Mark Entwisle RWS
  primavera I
  
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  Mark Entwisle RWS
  primavera I
  watercolour
  Frame: 68 x 68cm
  Artwork: 57 x 57cm
- Sophie Knight RWS
  Jetty at Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
  
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  Sophie Knight RWS
  Jetty at Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
  mixed medium on paper
  Frame: 100 x 80cm
  Artwork: 90 x 70cm
- David Paskett PPRWS Hon. RE
  Palazzo Window Reflections
  
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  David Paskett PPRWS Hon. RE
  Palazzo Window Reflections
  watercolour
  Frame: 82 x 60cm
  Artwork: 60 x 39cm
- Francis Bowyer PPRWS Hon. RE
  The Friendly Koi
  
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  Francis Bowyer PPRWS Hon. RE
  The Friendly Koi
  watercolour & bodycolour
  Frame: 53 x 55cm
  Artwork: 35 x 35cm
- John Duffin RWS
  Thames Bridges East - Sundown
  
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  John Duffin RWS
  Thames Bridges East - Sundown
  acrylic on paper
  Frame: 21 x 30cm
  Artwork: 15 x 21cm
Events
RWS Autumn: Meet the Artists
4 - 19 October 2025
RWS AUTUMN - MEET THE ARTISTS

Want to see how it's done? During weekends throughout the exhibition we'll have RWS members in the gallery live painting, showing sketchbooks and offering tips.

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ARE YOU A PRACTISING ARTIST?

Applications now open for the RWS Open 2026

The Royal Watercolour Society's annual open call exhibition provides artists working in water-based media the chance to exhibit their artwork with us here at Bankside! Selected works will be shown in the 2026 exhibition and will be eligible for further awards and opportunities.

Click here to apply now

Applications close 28 November 2025
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Mychael Barratt PPRE Hon. RWS, Wes Anderson's Dog - Screen on the Green