Grahame Booth is one of Ireland’s best known watercolour tutors. He has been teaching watercolour for over 25 years at workshops all over the world and his paintings have won many national and international awards. A member of the Watercolour Society

The Rutland Gallery 27 High Street East Uppingham Rutland LE15 9PY 01572 510048 www.rutlandgallery.com Taking Risks with Watercolour is Shirley Trevena’s first exhibition at The Rutland Gallery, located in the historic town of Uppingham in Rutland. S

Bankside Gallery 48 Hopton Street SE1. 020 7928 7521 banksidegallery.com RWS Spring 2024; until April 28. RE Original Prints 2024; work by members of the Royal Society of PainterPrintmakers (RE), May 3 to June 2. Hilary Paynter: Moving Mountains; woo

was born in Amman, Jordan in 1961, and, when he was seven, was sent to boarding school in Berkshire, it was here that his passion for art was ignited and encouraged. Mark went on to take a foundation course at the Cambridge College of Arts and Techno

My love, bordering on obsession, with plein-air oil painting really took hold of me during a residency at Cill Rialaig in County Kerry in 2018 where I had the luxury of views across the Atlantic right outside my door and nothing to distract me from p

Artists of all ages are invited to draw and paint in the inspiring setting of Upton Country Park, Poole, for the 2024 Art in the Park event, over the weekend of June 29 and 30. All work must be completed on location in one day and the artworks will b

The idea for this piece developed one summer in Cornwall. Time spent watching the gulls serenade each other on the colourful beaches brought me great inspiration. I chose to use Mousehole as the backdrop for the painting as I loved the shape of this

The 2023 Inaugural Chairman’s Award prize with the Association of Animal Artists (AAA) was awarded to wildlife artist Sophie Parkhill. The AAA offers opportunities and support to animal artists who have already attained a level of experience, whether

MALL GALLERIES The Mall Nr Trafalgar Square London SW1 020 7930 6844 www.mallgalleries.org.uk David Cobley’s striking portrait of Sir David Attenborough (above) featured in last year’s Royal Society of Portrait Painters’ exhibition. This year will be

Sarah Edmonds is the marketing manager for Pegasus Art, a freelance arts marketing consultant and a watercolour painter. Sarah studied a short course at the Slade School of Fine Art followed by a degree in marketing and has worked in the industry eve

Glasgow-based pet portrait and wildlife artist, Eilidh Mitchell has received many accolades for her work. Here she describes how she set about her greyscale drawing of a tabby cat. ‘I completed my first ever dog drawing using soft pastel, which has s

I applied a thin coating of yellow ochre and matt medium over the paper, then using rapid brushstrokes I suggested the buildings, starting with the darkest darks, then the blocks of cast shadows, before adding the details and interest that pull the p

Kevin Scully trained at Wimbledon School of Art and spent many years as an illustrator in advertising and publishing. He has written several books on painting and runs workshop and painting holidays in the UK and abroad. In July this year he will be

This little painting is the embodiment of the term ‘artistic licence’. None of it was taken from a reference, so it’s entirely from memory and imagination. A painting this loose has so much potential for licence, as no one can say if it’s right or wr

During the first lockdown of 20201 developed a serious and lasting obsession with floral still-life painting. It sprang from a daily online drawing project I ran to keep my students busy, but also reflected my renewed interest in our garden and the o

John Hoar was born in 1947 and studied architecture at Cambridge. He has been painting for a living since 1980 and has won several prizes for watercolour and teaches courses both at home in Devon as well as at Dedham Hall and Big Sky Art. He has five

'I visit many art exhibitions in the east of England every year (writes Bob Brandt), but rarely come across work that is distinctly unique and adds an extra dimension to the images. But I discovered one such exhibition last summer in the Burnham Over

NATIONAL GALLERY OF IRELAND Merrion Square W Dublin 2 +353 1661 5133 www.nationalgallery.ie Turning Heads: Rubens, Rembrandt and Vermeer at the National Gallery of Ireland this spring focuses on 'the tronie' – an old Dutch word for 'face'. Including

This month's star letter writer will receive a pack of eight Spectrum Noir Bright Brush Artliners worth £9.99 (rrp). These thin-tipped pens are perfect for drawing, outlining, calligraphy, and? ne detail colouring. The Japanese ink ensures precision,