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Featured: 2nd Place International Winner

‘Mexico Fiesta’ The 2nd Place International Winner of our ‘150 Ways to Celebrate’ online watercolour contest, José Apaza, is originally from Arequipa, Peru but has been in Mexico for 40 years. He was a student of the Workshop-School of Muralismo Siqueiros. London, Greater London Mexico (1977). He received his BFA Bachelor of Fine Arts (CumContinue reading “Featured: 2nd Place International Winner”

Featured: 2nd Place National Winner

‘Night Sun’ Emily Read was born in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Emily’s work strikes a balance between realism and abstraction. Recurring themes in her art include natures’ fragility and power. This artist has exhibited her work in solo and group shows throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Emily has had her work shownContinue reading “Featured: 2nd Place National Winner”

Featured: First Place International Winner

‘Hair in the Air’ “A teacher of Fine Art, a designer, no matter what titles used to be, the best description of Richard Tiejun Chao, however, is a born artist.. Richard is a Chinese artist living in Sydney, Australia. Born in a family of artistic atmosphere in 1972, Richard initiated drawing when he was onlyContinue reading “Featured: First Place International Winner”

Featured: 1st Place National Winner

From Antarctica to the North Pole and with great emphasis on the Canadian wilderness, artist David McEown celebrates some of the most beautiful, yet fragile, natural heritage of our planet through the creative act of painting.

Finalists announced for ‘150 Ways to Celebrate’!

We are pleased to present the 150 finalists of our online watercolour contest, chosen by four renowned jurors, from 1450 entries and over 80 different countries around the world.  Please enjoy these excellent watercolours.  You may see the beautiful video presentation  constructed by our IWS Canada President Ona Kingdon, and all the winners and finalists,Continue reading “Finalists announced for ‘150 Ways to Celebrate’!”

Closure and jurying of our ‘150 Ways to Celebrate’ contest

IWS Canada’s Facebook online watercolour contest opened on Canada Day and closed on August 31 at midnight EDT.   Now it is less than a month until our contest results are announced on October 1! This gives us time to make sure all entries are seen in the best, fairest, way possible. Our way ofContinue reading “Closure and jurying of our ‘150 Ways to Celebrate’ contest”