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Three women quietly creating some of the most revolutionary watercolours in America.
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Three women quietly creating some of the most revolutionary watercolours in America.

Mexican watercolour maestro Patricia Guzmán is globally celebrated for her deeply moving, hyper-realistic portraits that capture the dignity, emotion and resilience of the human spirit.

Madrid-based master watercolourist Mona Omrani has established herself as one of the most versatile and evocative contemporary figures in modern watercolour.

A winter woodland near Hebden Beck, Yorkshire — cool blues, soft violets and the quiet glow of low sun.

Award-winning American watercolourist Karen Heidler has earned international acclaim for her highly realistic, light-filled paintings.

South Korean master Jung Hun-sung has established himself as one of the most compelling voices in contemporary watercolour portraiture, celebrated globally for his hyper-realistic yet deeply evocative depictions of the human essence.

Belgian master Guy Gruwier is widely recognised as one of Europe’s premier contemporary watercolourists, renowned for his dramatic interplay of deep shadows, glowing light and urban realism.

An examination of aloneness — but not necessarily loneliness.

One of the most compelling voices in contemporary Latin American watercolour, forged amid Peru’s most awe-inspiring landscapes.

Known across the global art community as Rabi Rabi, she has rapidly emerged as one of contemporary watercolour’s most captivating voices.

Chinese-born Australian master Richard Tiejun Chao (often known as Richard Chao) is celebrated internationally as one of the most innovative contemporary watercolourists working today.

Ten days, thousands of visitors and the world’s watercolour masters under one violet-lit roof.