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RSW members exhibiting at Fidra Fine Art, Gullane

Congratulations to Simon Laurie RSW, Chris Wood RSW John Brown RSW and Alison Dunlop RSW for a great preview night of “Abstracted” at Fidra Fine Art in Gullane, which opened on Friday evening…. it features the work of all 4 RSWs, as well as the work of Chris Brook, Dominique Cameron and the lovely ceramics

Members Exhibition Dunoon Burgh Hall

The RSW are delighted to be exhibiting in Dunoon Burgh Hall this summer. This is the first time the Watercolour Society have exhibited in Cowal, and this members only exhibition will also be the furthest West that they have ever been. Their aim is to show the rich diversity of work currently being produced in

Words on Canvas

Poet: Doris Dickson                                     Artist: Anda Paterson          The Portuguese Bus Stop LIFESTYLES Sheila’s eyes lit up as she wandered round the RSW annual exhibition and arrived at exhibit No. 100 – ‘The Portuguese Bus Stop’. That’s got to be an Anda Paterson, she thought!   She elbowed her way nearer the picture for a better look,

Words on Canvas

During our last Annual Exhibition members of the poetry group Words on Canvas came along to view the art works and responded in poetry. There should have been an evening of both genres of artists coming together the read the poetry and exchange thoughts on the art work but the Beast from the East had

The RSW exchange exhibition with the National Watercolor Society USA

  National Watercolor Society proudly presents  NWS 98th International Open Exhibition This exhibit will feature an amazingly diverse showing of appx 90 paintings of excellence in watermedia.   We would like to thank our Jurors:  Carla O’Connor, Linda Daly Baker,  Michael Schlicting and Linda Doll. EXHIBITION DATES October 4th – December 16th, 2018 LOCATION 915 South

RSW visit and exhibition at City of Glasgow College

Janet Melrose and myself were invited to have a joint exhibition to represent the RSW and to talk to students.   On Tuesday 4th September we went to Glasgow to set up our exhibition with the help of some graduates. Janet had some new work on large pieces of paper and I had some framed

June Carey RSW – The Guardian Angels. A New Mural.

“The Guardian Angels” is the second mural commissioned by the Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum. It was installed on the 16th August 2018 and can be seen from inside, above the entrance to the Museum. The first mural “A Heavenly Gift” was installed above the entrance to the main gallery in 2014. Both murals

Jim Dunbar – Recent Works at the Meffan Museum and Art Gallery, Forfar

Opening Friday 14th September.  One not to be missed! Jim is a Scottish artist whose work is representational and often allegorical. His subject matter is wide-ranging covering figures and portraits, still-life, landscapes and seascapes. These works are executed in either oil or watercolour.Throughout his painting career, Jim has concentrated on places, objects and people that

Words on Watercolours

At this year’s Annual Exhibition we were delighted to have the chance to collaborate with Words on Canvas, a group of writers who are connected to the National Galleries of Scotland. They visited the exhibition and from the 250 paintings in the show selected one each which inspired them.  Their creative responses have been brought