Art Skills 11-16: Discovering Watercolour

Art Skills 11-16: Discovering Watercolour

27 October 2026

Venue

Drawing School Studio, RWA, BS8 1PX

Price

£18

Date

27 October 2026

Select your tickets:

£18

Tuesday 27 October 2026, 1.30pm-3.30pm

Join well-loved Bristol watercolourist Abigail McDougall for a “beginners masterclass” in watercolour techniques.
This workshop will cover important basics of working in watercolour, from materials, technique, application, colour theory and awareness, observation, to composition and exploring what you are inspired to paint.
The workshop will have a focus on landscapes, as Abigail is primarily a landscape artist, but you are welcome to explore anything/ bring images that take your interest. Learn the joys in taking advantage of what the watercolour medium has to offer, especially its transparent quality, its fluid quality and its capacity for bold colour and lights and darks. 

About the Artist
Abigail McDougall was born in Oxford in 1982 and grew up in Canada, Italy and Dorset. She graduated from Falmouth College of Art in 2005 and then moved to Bristol to start an art career, working from the renowned Jamaica Street Studios for many years. Her first exhibitions "Bristol in a Different Light", “Adventures in Light” and “Art for Sustainable Transport”, a solo show at the Royal West of England Academy, established her work as culturally important in the South-West. These series captured Bristol and the surrounding countryside in vivid and atmospheric colour palettes, especially scenes featuring water, such as the Bristol Harbour, the river Avon and the canal networks. Abigail went on to paint many more places that were close to her heart, such as London, Italy, Morocco, Brighton, Manchester and Bath. She still produces landscapes and cityscapes to commission. 

Suitable for children ages 11-16.

IMPORTANT

Before booking, please make sure to read our Important Information for Parents document, available here: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2297/4037/files/Art_Skills_for_Parents_Information_2026.pdf?v=1786623183

All bookings must be accompanied by a completed Art Skills Consent Form.
Please complete the online form here: RWA Art Skills Consent form – Fill in form

Refund and Cancellation Policy:

  • Full refunds (minus an admin fee*) are available if you notify us more than 14 days before the start of your booked class.
  • Cancellations made within 14 days of the class date cannot be refunded, including if your child is unwell on the day.
  • If your child is unable to attend, please contact us as soon as possible to inform us or, if eligible, arrange a refund.

We reserve the right to cancel Art Skills due to unforeseen circumstances up to 48 hours before the class. In this case, all bookings will be refunded in full to the original payment method.

*Admin Fee: £3 for a Single Workshop Booking

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