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Colour Story: Gamboge

Gamboge has been prized for centuries for the warmth of its golden yellow tones. Transparent in washes but leaning towards orange in heavier applications, it's a colour that's associated with...

Reimagining the Winsor & Newton archive with Caitlin McCarthy

We invited Caitlin to reimagine notebooks from Winsor & Newton’s historic archive. First published between 1850 and 1890, these 'shilling books' offered guidance on various traditional art techniques. In her...

Reimagining the Winsor & Newton archive with Frances Knee and Ronni Winkler

We invited Frances and Ronni to reimagine notebooks from Winsor & Newton's historic archive. First published between 1850 and 1890, these 'shilling books' offered guidance on various traditional art techniques....

Colour story: Sap Green

A popular yellow-green colour, sap green was originally a sticky syrup made from unripe buckthorn berry juice and sold in pigs' bladders.

Colour story: Cobalt Green

A bluish-green pigment with a semi-transparent quality, cobalt green’s cool tones bring a lifelike quality to creative works of all kinds.

Reimagining the Winsor & Newton archive with Chloe Scott-Moncrieff

We invited three artists to reimagine educational notebooks from Winsor & Newton’s historic archive. First published between 1850 and 1890, these 'shilling books' offered guidance on various traditional art techniques....

An interview with 2025 Watercolour Residency artist Marilyn Rose

We had an in-depth chat with Marilyn Rose, the first artist from the Winsor & Newton Spring 2025 Watercolour Residency. The eight-week residency takes place at The Manufacturers Village in...

The ancient and modern in fluorescent oil paint

Fluorescence is found in nature in certain minerals, fauna, fish and birds, or in bioluminescence when, say, a jack-o-lantern mushroom or a firefly emits a luminesce independent of UV light.

Reimagining the Winsor & Newton archive with Snooze One

We invited three artists to reimagine educational notebooks from Winsor & Newton’s historic archive. First published between 1850 and 1890, these 'shilling books' offered guidance on various traditional art techniques....

Reimagining the Winsor & Newton archive with Aysha Tengiz

We invited three artists to reimagine educational notebooks from Winsor & Newton’s historic archive. First published between 1850 and 1890, these 'shilling books' offered guidance on various traditional art techniques....

What does a Fine Art student have in their kit?

A fresh start, a new project, a new academic year. We chatted to Fine Art student Joy Gogo about her go-to essentials and how she prepares to get creative.