The Raw Umber Blog

Hints and tips about drawing and painting, plus news from Raw Umber Studios.

FREE Portrait Drawing Class: Open Studios June 2025

Monday 26 May, 2025

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All welcome as we open our doors for a half-day of open studios involving a drop-in life drawing class and gallery! Read more ...

Artist Spotlight: Sara Myers

Friday 16 May, 2025

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Katie Jarvis sat down with sculptor Sara Myers and chatted about her studio, life and work in this extended interview. Read more ...

Winner of the Raw Umber Studios Prize for Portraiture at the RP

Tuesday 13 May, 2025

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We're pleased to announce that Florence Yuqing is the winner of this year's Raw Umber Studios Prize for Portraiture Read more ...

Paint Off 2025 Announced

Saturday 3 May, 2025

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Want to pit your artistic skills against the best of your peers and win over £3,000 of prizes? Our Paint Off is back! Read more ...

Raw Umber Challenge May 2025 - The Animal One

Thursday 1 May, 2025

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Enter our May challenge by painting an animal. Read more ...

New flower images

Wednesday 23 April, 2025

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Check out our new flowery images in our image reference library. Read more ...

Raw Umber Challenge April 2025 - The Flowery One

Wednesday 2 April, 2025

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Enter our April challenge by painting flowers Read more ...

New horror-themed exhibition in London coming up

Tuesday 4 March, 2025

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Our regular tutors Lizet Dingemans, Luca Indraccolo and Lydia Cecil are all taking part in an upcoming horror-themed exhibition, also featuring Svetlana Semenova and curated by SJ Fuerst. Read more ...

Raw Umber Challenge March 2025 - The Creepy One

Sunday 2 March, 2025

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Enter our March challenge by creating a creepy painting using just 3 colours. Read more ...

Winner of Raw Umber Image Prize 2024 Public Choice Award Announced

Tuesday 18 February, 2025

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We're really pleased to announce that Carole Condé is the winner of the public choice award for this year's image prize, with this stunning portrait of Raj. Read more ...
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