by Cowling & Wilcox | September 10, 2019 | Featured Artists, Interviews
Our latest Featured Artist is Mark Bickley, 42, from Birmingham. From children’s book illustration to comic books and graphic novels, Mark hasexperimented with many different styles, but it’s his new realistic stylethat has currently received the applause...
by Cowling & Wilcox | July 22, 2019 | Featured Products, Tips & Techniques
There are a myriad of options when it comes to selecting the right watercolour brush. You’ll find that watercolour brushes are made from a wide range of materials, coming in various shapes, sizes and costs, which can make it difficult to know which type is right...
by Cowling & Wilcox | June 11, 2019 | Featured Artists, Interviews
This week’s Featured Artist is Maddie Agnew, 45, from Holmfirth in Huddersfield. Maddie creates beautiful portraits of people and animals in oils and watercolour… How did you get started as an artist? I have immersed myself in everything art, since I was a...
by Cowling & Wilcox | May 24, 2019 | Ideas & Inspiration, Tutorials
For thousands of years, artists have been expressing themselves through the medium of watercolour. The use of watercolour has evolved over the centuries, from initial sketches to florals and even the making of maps. Like many mediums, watercolour emerged during the...
by Cowling & Wilcox | September 5, 2018 | Featured Artists, Featured Products, How To, Ideas & Inspiration, Online Exclusives, Tips & Techniques
Fashion illustrator Scott W. Mason recently hosted a series of in-store workshops for us, demonstrating some of his favourite ways to use Winsor & Newton watercolours and accessories. In this tutorial Scott shows you how he uses masking fluid to enhance his...
