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
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
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
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
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
Enter our May challenge by painting an animal. Read more ...
New flower images
Wednesday 23 April, 2025
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
Enter our April challenge by painting flowers Read more ...
New horror-themed exhibition in London coming up
Tuesday 4 March, 2025
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
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
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 ...
