When it’s snowing in Chester the best place to be is on The Rows….

Huge thanks to everyone who has bought paintings and prints in December, we love hearing your stories and reasons for connecting to a painting. Lots more to see, come up to Watergate Row, Chester this weekend. juliecolclough.com #northwales #newboroughforest #llanddwyn #llanddwynisland #anglesey

From start to finish, sketching on location to the finished painting in our studio gallery on The Rows #chester www.juliecolclough.com

A peep inside our gallery & artist’s studio on The Rows #Chester. Browse a range of unique paintings, all painted here on Watergate Street. We are celebrating our 7th Christmas up on Watergate Row and would love to see you. Appointments welcome, or drop in whenever you see the ‘Open’ sign.

Christmas sketching in #Chester Market: people, perspective, hot chocolate and the fab Lego display. Meanwhile back in our studio & gallery on Watergate Row South where we have a fantastic range of local paintings & prints, plus North Wales, the Lake District & Europe. www.juliecolclough.com

Lots to explore in our studio & gallery on Watergate Row South. #Chester Christmas cards and original paintings large & small. Buy or reserve your favourite for Christmas, direct from the artist’s studio on The Rows. Pop in if you see the ‘Open’ sign. Appointments welcome. www.juliecolclough.com

🎨 Art Returns to the Streets! Discover digital prints of historic paintings from Grosvenor Museum displayed in shop windows along the Rows that inspired them. ✨ Special Pop-Up this Sat 29, 11.15am - 12.45pm with volunteer experts 👉 buff.ly/keKxu7S #RowvemberChester

As #Rowvember ends, meet the people who keep the Rows thriving! We chatted with business owners about life in these medieval galleries. This festive season, support the independent shops, cafés & businesses that make the Rows special. Discover their stories 🎄✨ #RowvemberChester #ChesterRows

🎶 Pop-Up Performances this December! 🎶 Choirs led by Matt Baker filling the Rows with festive music! 🎄 29 Nov: Uni of Chester Choir 🎄 6 Dec: A Handbag of Harmonies 🎄 13 Dec: Proud Marys 1-2.30pm | FREE Plus sneaky pop-up at @ChesterChristmasMarket! #RowvemberChester

A recent sketch in the ruins of St. John’s #Chester, founded 689AD, paradise for artists and history buffs. See more of my sketches & finished paintings from the local area and my travels whenever I’m in our studio gallery up on Watergate Row, or online juliecolclough.com #sketchbook #urbansketch

The Rose from The Rows. One of many recent sales, available as a limited edition. Pop in to our studio gallery if you’re in Chester, or message first to check when I’m painting in the studio. As always we love meeting our customers, from #Chester & all around the world. Explore The Rows this week.

A snippet of my panoramic studio view from a glorious long weekend of sunshine. I’m now back in our studio gallery on The Rows so do pop in if you’re in Chester. Great to chat to customers from around the world today. Message first if coming specially …. I may be out with another sketchbook!

Sold! One of the latest paintings from a series inspired by my travel sketchbooks including Malta, Spain, Portugal, Italy and closer to home in Liverpool & Chester. Browse the rest before they all go. www.juliecolclough.com (Please message if making a special trip to our studio gallery)

Beautiful drawings, thank you to everyone who took part. 🙂

In the #Roman period #Chester was known as Castra Deva (prounced Dewa), meaning "the military camp on the River Dee" Chester began life as a fort occupied by the 20th #Legion (Valeria Victrix). #RomanFortThursday #History#Archaeology #AncientBlueSky🏛️

The mosaic for @devaroman.bsky.social from the @heritagechester.bsky.social 2024 festival is now installed in the garden! We had our first mosaic workshop of the 2025 festival today and I'm really excited to see more mosaics added to the garden, this time a bit smaller so they can be dotted about!

What a great turnout for our #ChesterHeritageFestival sketching day. Our sketchers produced a fantastic range of drawings from along the Rows and Bridge Street. Well done everyone! Join us again in June ✍️🎨 #chester #urbansketchers @heritagechester.bsky.social @urbansketchers.bsky.social

Sold! Another super day in our Rows studio gallery meeting new customers and regular collectors. This large original painting will certainly make a statement in its new setting. Visit us on Watergate Row in the heart of #Chester for a closer look at my latest paintings. juliecolclough.com

We have been busy in the gallery meeting customers from near and far. This original painting is one of many recent sales but if you missed it, we have a small edition of limited edition prints available. Browse the rest of our Chester collection plus of course many more from our travels.

Fantastic to see this example of Chester's recent heritage back in a fantastic location for this year's #Chester Heritage Festival! Thanks to @chestercathedral.bsky.social for the support and for choosing the eye-catching luminous yellow colour, and of course "Mr. S." @shitchester.bsky.social

Never a dull moment #watergatestreet #chester #chesterraces #chesterrows

We are back from a gorgeous few days in North Wales. Coincidentally we have had some lovely customers from Iceland who bought several pieces to take home including one of my #Llandudno limited editions. We love this view from where my mother lived as a child (by #Haulfre Gardens on the Great Orme)

Old Dee Bridge, Chester, painting by Julie Colclough @juliecolclough.bsky.social. #WomensArt #NorthernArt

A very enjoyable morning sketching on the Shropshire Union canal near Telford’s Warehouse with Chester Urban Sketchers. Scroll to see my initial pen sketch (0.5 unipen fineliner) before I added watercolour. #telfordswarehouse #chester #urbansketchers #chesteruk @urbansketchers.bsky.social

Original paintings and limited editions sold & ready to go. Browse our extensive Chester collection plus many paintings of North Wales, the Lake District, Liverpool, Manchester & Europe including Italy, Spain, France & Portugal. Visit the Julie Colclough Gallery on Watergate Row South #Chester

From this angle our street has changed very little since Louise Rayner painted it, as illustrated by my own painting. My ancestors lived here from the 1850s and would still recognise many of the buildings. juliecolclough.com/bishop-lloyd...

It’s been a gloriously sunny week in Chester! Take time to explore The Rows where you will find us and many more quirky independent shops in the heart of historic Chester. Galleries, antique shops, coffee shops and much more - is there a more perfect way to spend an afternoon? #artgallery #chester

It’s rare for us to have a guest artist on show in the gallery but we couldn’t resist displaying Ian Fennelly’s wonderful prints. Visit the Julie Colclough Gallery on Watergate Row to see Ian’s distinctive sketches of #Chester views. #ianfennelly #eastgateclock #urbansketch #urbansketching #sketch

Happy #worldbookday memories of my son Joe in my 1st picture book Jungle Joe. Published in the 1990s, this was a milestone for me as it was the first book where I was both author & illustrator. Inspired by Chester Zoo, I didn’t imagine it would be published as far away as Australia. Happy Days.

In celebration of #CheshireDay (March 30), this month’s Cheshire Life magazine features a selection of my paintings which capture different views of our county including Alderley Edge, Mollington and Chester. Browse many more at the Julie Colclough Gallery, Watergate Row, #Chester

Good to see that the #TrenaCox exhibition has now opened #GrosvenorMuseum #Chester We look forward to see it soon. Curated - @aletadoran.bsky.social #StainedGlassSunday

Look out for this and more of my work in the March issue of Cheshire Life. ‘Mollington, Chester & Parkgate’ is one of a long series of #signpost paintings. Visit Watergate Row, #Chester to see my latest paintings and limited editions. #cheshirelife #mollington juliecolclough.com/chester-moll...

Sales this week include this large statement piece. Inspired by my travel sketchbooks, we always have a selection of my #Venice and Italian top-to-toe paintings & prints in stock. Plus many more of #Chester, Wales, the Lakes & beyond! Pop in & browse our gallery on The Rows, Watergate Street.

Two packed private views in two evenings which just proves #Chester wants more art! Chester Visual Arts exhibition on Thursday & Trena Cox at the Grosvenor Museum on Friday. Trena was a #stainedglass artist who lived & worked in Watergate Street. www.instagram.com/p/DGFgMG7NLG...

There’s a story behind every painting and I’m delighted to see another #Liverpool Panoramic limited edition print go to customers who shared their own story and connections to the building. Visit our gallery on Watergate Row, #Chester to see more. More details : juliecolclough.com/liverpool

Sketching in Grosvenor Park, Chester this morning with our Chester Urban Sketchers group. Lots of inspiration and a great turn out for February. #chester #sketch #urbansketchers #urbansketch #sketchbook #tree #draw #sketching #pensketch #pen #watercolour #urbansketching @urbansketchers.bsky.social

Chester city centre - a Victorian letterbox contrasts with the painted electric box by Julie Colclough.

This original painting didn’t hang around for long! Lots of gallery visitors instantly recognised this as #Lisbon, where this sunshine yellow tram caught my eye and just had to be painted. After our recent travels it’s great to be back in the gallery this weekend and to see #Chester so busy.

My original painting of the lone tree at Llyn Padern was sold earlier this month, & we now offer a small limited edition of 75 fine art prints. Pop in to our Chester gallery for a closer look, as always each one is beautifully framed by our bespoke framer 👀 #northwales #llynpadern #llanberis #wales

I couldn’t resist painting this group of walkers: such great silhouettes against the snowy landscape. This week I’ll mostly be painting in our gallery on The Rows in Chester, where you are welcome to browse snowy scenes and sunny landscapes in our cozy studio. #landscapepainting #watercolour

Newly framed work from our fabulous bespoke framers. All inspired by my travels with a sketchbook, new paintings from Wales including Anglesey & Portmeirion, Cordoba in Spain, and Lisbon, Portugal. Plus of course my Chester Collection, the Lake District, and top-to-toe Italy. Watergate Row #Chester

Take a closer look at this and 25 paintings & prints of Chester, plus more of Wales, the Lake District & Europe. Browse the Julie Colclough Gallery up on the Rows, Watergate Street, #Chester, just a few minutes walk from the Eastgate Clock itself. #artgallery #cheshire

Since sketching along the Groves earlier this year I’ve been waiting to return to this subject: Queens Park Bridge spanning the River Dee. Pop up to The Rows on Watergate Street, #Chester this weekend to see this & more of my latest work. #pensketch #bluesky #paintings #artgallery #cheshire

This Friday in #Chester

I spotted this sculpture during our trip to #Monaco and just had to draw it. I was intrigued by the story of William Grover Williams, the first winner of the Monaco #GrandPrix but also a war hero & spy. Visit the Julie Colclough Gallery up on The Rows, Watergate St, Chester to see my latest work.

This is sold but luckily we have a few more framed/unframed plus many other Chester paintings & limited editions. From small stocking fillers to large statement pieces, browse my #Chester Collection & many more from the Lakes, Wales, Italy, Spain….Available from Julie Colclough Gallery on The Rows.

I love painting the streets of Chester at this time of year! Browse 25 paintings & limited editions of Chester scenes at the Julie Colclough Gallery on Watergate Row South, Watergate Street. juliecolclough.com/chester-pain... #chester #christmasinchester #chesterrows

This little canvas is the perfect reminder of sunny #Lisbon, inspired by our sketching trip with friends. Visit the Julie Colclough Gallery this weekend to see the latest paintings. From small studies to large statement pieces, there’s something for everyone.

Starting to feel festive hearing A Handbag of Harmonies singing on The Rows #chester #chesterrows

It’s our 6th Christmas on Watergate Row! Pop up to The Rows for Christmas cards & over 20 Chester limited edition prints, plus many more from my travels. Buy, reserve or write to Father Christmas now! #chester #chesterchristmascards #chesterchristmas #rowvember #chesterchristmasmarket #chesterrows