Paint your future inwatercolour.
Michael Harding's Rising Artists programme champions emerging painters. This autumn we're spotlighting our watercolour ambassadors and their signature palettes, and inviting watercolour artists everywhere to apply.
Applications reviewed quarterly · Oil & Watercolour artists welcome
Watercolour artists, their palettes
Our watercolour ambassadors are painters, illustrators and plein air artists who choose Michael Harding watercolours for their depth, richness and pigment load. Explore their signature palettes and follow their work.
Sucharita Sengupta Suri
Mumbai-based artist and designer whose whimsical paintings bring together flora, fauna and imagination.
Poppy Balser
Canadian painter of fresh, serene watercolours drawn from the coast and landscapes of Nova Scotia.
Brienne Brown
Award-winning plein air painter embracing the controlled chaos of watercolour to build chroma-shifted neutrals.
Vinessa Redford
Toronto artist exploring contemporary florals and organic forms with meditative expression and experimental texture.
Urban Anna
Self-taught artist who transforms everyday architecture into magical, whimsical art with watercolour and pen.
Marlaine Michie
Watercolour artist and creator of MH colour swatch comparisons, passionate about paint and colour.
Watch the next generation paint.
Our Rising Artists and watercolour ambassadors are painters, illustrators and plein air artists who choose Michael Harding watercolours for their depth, richness and pigment load. See how the colours move on the page, then meet the artists behind the palettes.
Are you the next Rising Artist?
We welcome applications from young and emerging artists worldwide. If you work in watercolour and are ready to take your practice further, we'd love to see your work.
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