GREETINGS FROM North Vancouver! Dear BC/IWS CANADA Members, Hope you have been very busy preparing for a great year ahead in your Art Practice, but not without first taking temporary refuge in some warm place in the world during our Canadian winter… I certainly did just that! February saw me taking advantage of many warm tropical strollsContinue reading “Watercolour News from the BC region”
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Introducing International Representative Ingrid Lefevre
My name is Ingrid Lefevre and i live in Ghent, the flemish and northern part of Belgium. I was very happy and honoured when IWS Canada asked me to be the representative for the artists members who do not live in Canada. I had the joy to travel for the first time to Canada afterContinue reading “Introducing International Representative Ingrid Lefevre”
Introducing Shawna Lampi-Legaree
NWT area rep Shawna Lampi-Legaree has lived in Canada’s far north for the last 35 years. Her love of watercolour began long before she learned to paint She realized that if she wanted to paint that she had to create a group to help with that objective. So, over the winter of 2005/2006 theContinue reading “Introducing Shawna Lampi-Legaree”
Introducing Alice Bottrill
my name is Alice Bottrill and I work and teach in my home studio in North Vancouver, BC. Living in this very active art community gives me the opportunity to work with the local watercolour artists from time to time, and compare with artists working on acrylic and oil. we are still theContinue reading “Introducing Alice Bottrill”
Introducing Renee Lippa
Renee Lippa My name is Renee Lippa and I paint in my home studio in Sherwood Park, AB. Working in watercolour is without a doubt a passion of mine and I love being able to share my work. Oil and acrylics are the dominant medium in Alberta but year after year I see watercolourContinue reading “Introducing Renee Lippa”
Introducing Nancy Newman
Hello IWS! My name is Nancy Newman, (Nancy Newman Art) and I live in Aurora, Ontario, which is just north of Toronto. Aurora is a fast growing town, but still has the small town feel. We are lucky to have the Aurora Cultural Centre as a hub for art, music and theatre. I have beenContinue reading “Introducing Nancy Newman”
Introducing Gord Jones
. Hello IWS and greetings from the Algonquin Highlands. My name is Gord Jones and I have been in love with the watercolour medium for over 30 years. I moved to the Haliburton Ontario area last year which is located just south of Algonquin Park in Ontario. I currently teach watercolour at the Haliburton SchoolContinue reading “Introducing Gord Jones”
Introducing Janet Clattenburg
Janet Clattenburg I am in a little village of Port Medway on the south shore. We call this area the banana belt, as we don’t get hit as hard has some of the other areas in the winter. My joy and challenge will be to get more people to get to know the IWSContinue reading “Introducing Janet Clattenburg”
Special thanks to Da Vinci paint company
Special thanks to Da Vinci paint company for providing watercolour sample packs to be given out to the youths participating in our “Osmosis” mentoring program.
Osmosis – infuse your love of watercolour to the next generation
Our aim in 2019 is to share our love of and hopefully pass on our enthusiasm for watercolour to the younger generation! Adults involved must be members of IWS Canada. Please let us know if you wish to join. For Youths who wish to take part, please e mail iwscanada@gmail.com and we will pair you upContinue reading “Osmosis – infuse your love of watercolour to the next generation”
