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Five Winsor & Newton watercolour innovations throughout history

From creating watercolour sets that allowed artists to work out in the field to making the medium accessible to amateur artists, we explore five of Winsor & Newton’s key contributions to watercolour painting, and their lasting impact.

Art Materials

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Featured Artist: August Sandström

Stockholm-based watercolour artist August Sandström discusses his creative process and the inspiration behind the moody, rainy-day rural landscapes of northern Sweden in his paintings.

Artists

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Featured Artist: Tim Fowler

Meet Tim Fowler, a mixed-media artist who speaks with us about his vibrant botanical compositions and their connection to his West African ancestry.

Artists

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Myth-busting watercolour mediums: common misconceptions debunked

We’ve collated the most widely misunderstood myths surrounding watercolour mediums and put them to the test with curated responses from expert artists.

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Myth-busting oil mediums: common misconceptions debunked

We’ve collated the most widely misunderstood myths surrounding watercolour mediums and put them to the test with curated responses from expert artists.

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Better for you, better for the planet: How to choose and use our oils, mediums and varnishes sustainably

Learn more about what Winsor & Newton are doing to make their oils, mediums and varnishes safer and more sustainable.

Art Materials

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Bringing interiors and architectural designs to life with pencil, pen and paint

From natural colour palettes to precise linework, Austrian interior designer artist and architect Yana Hrachova discusses the intricacies behind her creative process.

Art Techniques

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Seeing red: the world’s loudest colour

From star-crossed lovers to samurai armour, explore the cultural impact of red – the world’s boldest colour.

Colours

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Featured artist: Cécile Lobert

Cécile Lobert is a Belgian neurodiverse, non-verbal visual artist. Cécile spent her youth in the United Arab Emirates, France and Libya. Today, Cécile works in a studio based in Brussels.…

Artists

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White: The colour of life, death, weddings and winter

In many parts of the modern world, white is seen as the colour of everything light and pure; of weddings and winter wonderlands. In some regions it has stood for…

Colours