Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour

John Kingsley PAI RSW - Canticle

The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour

Angus McEwan RSW AWI RWS RGI - The Beating Heart of China

The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour

Michael Durning PPAI RSW PAI - River Gods of the Damnonii

The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour

Claire Harkess RSW - A Bevy of Swans

The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour

Anthea Gage RSW 'The Last Tooth of Time'

The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour

Jim Dunbar PRSW RWS RGI - Old Cobbles, Bodin

The RSW is the only Society dedicated to promoting watercolour painting in Scotland.

140th Annual Members Exhibition click to enter

We pride ourselves on our distinguished history and in our forward looking approach to encouraging watercolour painting. Our annual open winter and summer exhibitions are key dates on the Scottish arts calendar bringing together leading and emerging Scottish artists.

We are an artist led, Scottish charity and are delighted and honoured that HRH The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay is our Royal Patron.

Featured artist

Neil Macdonald PAI RGI RSW

I am drawn to locations which exert historic and mythic presence. I am particularly engaged with Scottish history and the evidence of its previous peoples. I explore the lyrical narrative of natural sites and strong bold shapes offered by castles, churches, old townships and harbours. I do this...

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From the blog

Words on Canvas
February 3, 2020
The 139th Open Annual Exhibition has now closed to great success, with great visitor figures and some really great press coverage! We were very happy to welcome back the Words on Canvas poetry group for a standing room only event during the run of the …read more
139th Open Annual Exhibition
August 19, 2019
Preparations are well underway for the 139th Open Annual Exhibition. Dates have been confirmed. Paperwork is almost ready…..we have a catalogue image! Angus McEwan RSW AWI RWS RGI has given us ‘The Beating Heart of China’. This image will appear in most of our publicity, …read more

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The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour

9 months ago

We are very sad to hear of the passing of James "Jimmy" Morrison RSW. A significant and respected artis he was also a teacher to many of our members. A nice obituary is posted here

www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/obituaries/1551208/obituary-tribute-to-distinctive-and-brilliant-sco...

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9 months ago

Edward Arthur Walton RSW

The Glasgow Boys and Girls

As the Fleming Collection’s new exhibition on the Glasgow Boys and Girls opens its doors in Berwick-upon-Tweed today, artist Lachlan Goudie walks in the footsteps of his 19th-century predecessors and selects a few of his favourite works painted by the group, some one show, some not, to celebrate their work and life.

Last winter, Goudie spent ten wintry days near Cockburnspath in the small village of Abbey St Bathans, nestled amidst the ancient forests of Berwickshire. He writes, "It was the first time I had ever painted in the region and the experience gave me an insight into the kinds of subjects that had so fascinated the Boys and how the landscape influenced their approach to the canvas."

Image: Edward Arthur Walton, The Herd Boy, 1886. Courtesy National Galleries Scotland. Photography by Antonia Reeve.

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10 months ago

Henry Wright Kerr RSW 1857-1936 was a watercolour genre and portrait painter and a member if our society. You can find out more about him here www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/artists/henry-wright-kerr

And @mcewangallery in #ballater are showing his work including 6 pictured in their current catalogue

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Henry Wright Kerr RSW 1857-1936 was a watercolour genre and portrait painter and a member if our society. You can find out more about him here https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/artists/henry-wright-kerr

And @mcewangallery in #ballater are showing his work including 6 pictured in their current catalogue

#the_rsw
#mcewangallery
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10 months ago

Forthcoming show by Claire Harkess RSW
at Tatha Gallery, Newport-on-Tay.
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Title - ‘One Square Mile’
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