It's getting colder: Our wintery picks from the Royal Institute of Oil Painters
28th Nov 2025
It's getting colder: Our wintery picks from the Royal Institute of Oil Painters
As the weather turns, enjoy feeling cosy at home while you enjoy some of our favourite winter scenes from the 2025 Royal Institute of Oil Painters exhibition.
Whether winter makes you think of snowy pavements and dusky evenings, getting cosy in a mountain chalet or crunching through icy fields, these works perfectly su
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Affordable Works: Christmas Gifts from the ROI Annual Exhibition
13th Nov 2025
The Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition: Find the Perfect Christmas Gift
The Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI) return with their Annual Exhibition, presenting a vibrant and varied showcase of contemporary oil painting. As the only major national art society dedicated exclusively to oils, the ROI offers a unique exhibition of over 300 works by elected members of the Institute, alo
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From the Artist: Trish Mitchell
3rd Jan 2025
Working in oil on linen, Trish Mitchell captures the elegance of natural forms with refined restraint and sophistication.Her most recent work, 'Emergence', explores the quiet beauty and profound stillness of a sakura blossom branch—a delicate yet powerful symbol of renewal and grace. Set against a deep, contemplative background, each petal and stem is rendered with intricate precision, inviting th
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From the Artist: Julie Murray
11th Dec 2024
'Night Night #2 is taken from references of a small but perfectly formed kitchen. Kitted out for guests, the kitchen offered lots of opportunities to find pleasure in the tactile touch of real and simple things – glass bottles, paper and string, crisp paper bags.This is what I wanted to capture in the painting - that when you pad through the house before bed, turning off each light, you see the ki
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