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Wharfside Watercolour Workshop at Royal Albert Wharf
Saturday 18th July 2026 , 12:30pm to 3:00pm
Join artist Annamaria Antonazzo for an afternoon of outdoor watercolour painting by the water at Royal Albert Wharf, tickets required.
Join Bow Arts artist Annamaria Antonazzo for a relaxed afternoon of plein air watercolour painting by the water at Royal Albert Wharf.
Plein air painting means painting outdoors, directly from the landscape around you. In this hands-on session, Annamaria will guide participants through ways of observing light, colour, movement and atmosphere, using watercolour to capture the changing reflections, architecture and open skies of the Royal Albert Wharf setting. Whether you are new to watercolour or already have your own painting practice, this is an opportunity to look closely and experiment with painting in the open air.
Bow Arts artists, Royal Albert Wharf residents, neighbours, friends and families are all warmly invited to come along, pick up a brush and take part. No experience is needed, just bring your curiosity and enjoy a friendly, informal afternoon of painting and jazz.
Alongside the painting activity, enjoy live music from Jon Howell’s jazz duo, picnic food and refreshing drinks. Bring your creativity, curiosity and neighbours for a summer afternoon of wharfside painting, music and (hopefully, but not too hot) sun!
More about Annamaria Antonazzo
Annamaria Michela Antonazzo is a London based visual artist whose practice focuses on painting, cyanotype, egg tempera and sustainable materials. Her work explores memory, erosion and the traces that remain after moments of experience. She prepares her own grounds, binders and pigments using traditional methods and often works on jute, cotton and recycled fabrics. These surfaces become a place where gesture, time and material behaviour shape the final outcome. Painting is treated as a slow form of research where fragments of thought can appear, fade and re-emerge, holding both presence and loss.
She first trained in Fine Art Painting at the Fine Arts Academy of Lecce, where she studied drawing, colour and traditional techniques. She later completed a Masters in Graphic Communication Design at the same institution, expanding her interest in visual language, composition and experimental printmaking. This background links handmade processes with a strong sense of structure and image construction, and continues to inform the way she builds layered works on paper and canvas.
In her current practice she combines painting with cyanotype and photographic processes. Images are exposed, washed, over painted and sometimes partially erased, creating works that move between figure and abstraction. This approach mirrors the way memories are written, obscured and rewritten over time. Her research is grounded in ecological awareness, using non-toxic recipes and reusable supports whenever possible, and in a commitment to traditional craft adapted for contemporary questions.
Alongside her studio practice Antonazzo develops workshops and collaborative projects with community spaces and art organisations in London. She is part of Naked Ashes, a collective that explores the body, memory and ritual through painting, sculpture and installation. Across these contexts she treats teaching, collaboration and material research as extensions of the same investigation into how images carry experience and how painting can remain open, porous and responsive to the world around it.
Access Information
The ground floor outdoor workshop and ground floor toilet facilities are wheelchair accessible.
If you have any questions regarding accessibility at this event or would like to make us aware of any
access requirements that you have in advance of attending, please email showie@bowarts.com.
Transport Information
Royal Albert Wharf, Upper Dock Walk, London E16 2GU. Outside F Block Studios.
Nearest station(s): Gallions Reach (DLR)
Bus: 129, 262, 474, 366, SL2
Parking: No parking available
Bike: Limited lockable rings bike parking available
