IWS Canada

Welcome to the IWS Canada website! All paintings on this website are the copyright of the individual artists. Please do not use or reproduce without their permission.  Please use the navigation bar above to find your way around our site. For more day-to-day updates please visit our Facebook Page. We are also now on Twitter. 

IWS is an international watercolour society that promotes peace, love, and tolerance through art. Art has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people. It brings people together and IWS Canada’s mission is to do just that – to unify those who live to create and also those who love art. Help us to spread some love around our world today.

Our thanks to 7 IWS Canada Symphony in Watercolour finalists, Lorraine Watry, Alexandra Bryksa, Jan Min, Carrie Carrie Roets-Waller, Sun 孙建刚, William Rogers and Lianne Todd who spent their time helping our president of IWS Canada Ona Kingdon to create this video. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Creative Commons license

Important Information for Symphony in Watercolour Finalists:

• All artists have been notified to the costs of return shipping. Please let us know your preferred option.
• Please remember that as noted in the document you all signed and returned to us, any painting that has not had return shipping paid for by December 31st, 2018 will be considered a donation to IWS Canada and will not be returned to the artist.

Here are some quick links to see the watercolours from our most recent exhibition 

A Symphony in Watercolour – The Exhibit

Award Winners

Finalists

Special Mentions

See the links above for more detailed information, and also check out our blog (best to subscribe!) under the heading Upcoming Events and News.  If you subscribe to the blog via email, you won’t miss any calls to artists or event news!  Following via WordPress, if you have an account, also helps us out by driving more people to our site.  Thank you!

The CSPWC Grand Prize for Best in Show – Lana Privitera USA Some Wrinkles to Iron
The IWS Canada Youth Award – Yong-Ching , Jhang  Taiwan  Smile at the age of 19

Rockwell Art Supplies/Eureka Award 1 – Roy Tibbits   Canada     Winter Sentinels
Rockwell Art Supplies/Eureka Award 2 -Moe Win      Myanmar  Padaung Old Woman
Rockwell Art Supplies/Eureka Award 3 – Conny Jager   Canada     Under the L

Daniel Smith Colors of Inspiration Award – William Rogers   Canada     Matinee Duel
Daniel Smith Designers Award – Kashinath Das   India   View of Chandni Chowk, Delhi
Daniel Smith New Colors Award –  Anna Ivanova  Russia  Bayaders

The DeSerres Award -Anthony Saldutto  Canada     Rays
QoR Modern Watercolor by GOLDEN Award – Corinne Izquierdo  France  Pecheur du Sud
Rosemary & Co Brush Award – Richard Tiejun Chao      Australia      A Thinker

Da Vinci Paint Co Awards:
1. Jacques Villares      Spain      Madrid 70’s
2. Jansen Chow      Malaysia      Night Market
3. Jose Apaza      Mexico      Cantera (quarry)
4. Mykhailo Rychkov      Ukraine      Evening in Quebec
5. Yelena Iokton      Kazakhstan      Hunter

Escoda Brushes Awards:
1. Barbara Eguchi   Canada     Rhythms of Kensington
2. Sun Jiangang      China      The stone beach under the sun
3. Shan raza amrohvi      Pakistan      Buzkashi game 2

Richmond Hill Creative Eye Love and Peace Awards:
1. Mohammad ali Yazdchi      Iran      White Flowers
2. Barbara Farren   Canada     Sleeping at the Airport
3. Gail Sutherland      Canada      D’Aubins Cove
4. Shirin Nematzadeh      Iran      Pink flowers

People’s Choice Award: Chosen by popular vote on social media:
Raul Saria    Singapore     Breeze beside the River

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