Fidelia Bridges · Pink Roses, 1875
Fidelia Bridges: stems, leaves and the spaces between
Two flower paintings, two arrangements: follow a rose stem across an open sheet, then look at foliage gathered in a jug.
30 October 2026 · Turner in watercolour
Turner.
Watercolour at full stretch.
Four paintings, a lifetime of looking, and the light of the late Swiss lakes. Why Turner remains such good company for a watercolourist.
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Three for the painting table
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Mark C Grant · The working twelve: Mark’s palette layout, 25 October 2026
Mixing with Mark’s twelve pigments
Read the photographed box, find one-, two- and four-colour palettes within it, then explore sixteen starting mixtures for Liverpool skies, brickwork, shadows and greens.
John Singer Sargent · In the Generalife, 1912
Sargent: a life in paint, a lesson in looking
From Paris portraits to a chair in a Spanish garden: John Singer Sargent’s life, the importance of his watercolours, and what we can borrow without trying to become an Edwardian celebrity before lunch.
Give the stem some room.
Look closely at Bridges’ pink roses, then try a plant study of your own. Follow the practical challenge in the gallery study, with space between the stems and leaves.
Look, then paint →What happened on your paper?
A study, a discovery, or a wash with a mind of its own. Share your painting, ask a question or show what happened when you tried an exercise. Tell us if you would like critique.
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Out there.
On paper.
Street corners, bookshops, weather and the places we walk past. A few paintings made by the person behind the zine.
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