Author: Catherine Beale

Throughout 2026 my watercolour articles are being published monthly by The Artist Magazine. Each covers a different aspect of painting specifically in watercolour - when put together they form a…

It's great to work from life. Recently I have enjoyed doing just that - taking the seed of an idea, building it up and testing it in real time with…

I am working on some exciting new paintings featuring water...

If you are having a hard time remembering the summer heatwave then perhaps this image from my latest sketchbook will act as a reminder! It is a line and wash…

I am delighted that my watercolour 'Islands' has been picked from among 2275 entries worldwide to hang at the IWM 2026 Exhibition. Details of this specialist event are below. Do…

I've just got back from a reccy trip to Spain for a new painting holiday! 10-16 May 2026 I'm teaming up with the gorgeous 'Casa de los Cuadros' (House of…

Join me in Bath this August for my annual sketching trip and discover the World Heritage City's other stunning waterway. Observe the canal boats "go gently down the stream" aka…

I enjoy diving deep into watercolours with one or two painters on my private tuition days. Student requests range from helping them prepare to tackle a particular subject on holiday,…

This spring I am so happy to help support the wonderful 'Art at the Heart' initiative run by the RUH here in Bath by showing ten of my latest landscapes…

Images from my sketchbook made during a recent fruitful painting trip to Lindisfarne, Northumberland and Whitby Abbey, Yorkshire. Fishing boat huts on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne A detail from…