WORK by local artist Susan Birth has been selected from a record number of entries to appear alongside paintings by some of Britain’s leading watercolour painters.

This year over 1,200 works were submitted to the exhibition. The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours 207th Exhibition will be on display in central London, at Mall Galleries between April 3 and April 18.

But before then, local people can catch up with Susan’s exhibition at the Coach House Theatre, Malvern, until Sunday, March 3.

A spokesman said: Watercolour is an ancient medium which has been used from the Palaeolithic era to create many of Europe’s cave paintings, and in the Middle Ages for the illustration of manuscripts.

“The RI’s 207th Exhibition at Mall Galleries in London is a survey of how contemporary artists are using this age-old medium.

“The exhibition showcases a diversity of styles and techniques, from traditional uses of watercolours to more experimental and innovative paintings.”