The northern half of Richmond Hill is located on a natural feature called the Oak Ridges Moraine which stretches more than 160 km between the Niagara Escarpment and the Trent River. The Oak Ridges Moraine is known for its varied habitats and geographic features shaped 13,000 years ago during the last ice age. The OakContinue reading “Lake Wilcox Park”
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One Month Until Opening of ‘A Symphony in Watercolour’!
We are really excited to count down the days to go until the festival begins! In case you haven’t visited the website lately, we have a whole bunch of information available on the home page, and also on the exhibit page. But we thought we’d put a lot of it in this blog post anyway!Continue reading “One Month Until Opening of ‘A Symphony in Watercolour’!”
Escoda Brushes Awards!
Escoda brushes have very kindly donated 3 of these awesome travel brush sets as awards for our ‘A Symphony in Watercolour’ Exhibition. The awards will be announced at our opening event on September 28th at Boynton House on Richmond Green, Richmond Hill Ontario, Canada. (MAP of all event locations here) Thank you Escoda for yourContinue reading “Escoda Brushes Awards!”
Culture Days – Richmond Hill Public Library – David McEown
Join us at the Richmond Hill Public Library in Richmond Hill Ontario Canada on Saturday September 29th. Watch this space for the exact time of David’s presentation but IWS Canada will be there from 10 am until 3pm with opportunities for you to experiment with watercolour. David McEown, our Canada 150 national winner (see ‘150Continue reading “Culture Days – Richmond Hill Public Library – David McEown”
Richmond Hill Creative Eye Awards!
The Richmond Hill Creative Eye have made these four beautiful Love and Peace themed pendants as awards for four lucky artists in our ‘A Symphony in Watercolour’ Exhibition (September 28-October 27, 2018). The awards will be announced at our opening event on September 28th at Boynton House on Richmond Green. Thank you Richmond Hill CreativeContinue reading “Richmond Hill Creative Eye Awards!”
Burr House – Tea and Art Together!
This is our second exhibition venue and is also where local spinners, weavers and potters create their masterpieces. You can see them at work when we visit the part of the exhibition there. Burr House is another heritage building within Richmond Hill. It has plenty of parking at the back and is located beside aContinue reading “Burr House – Tea and Art Together!”
Da Vinci Paint Company Awards!
Da Vinci Paint Company have very kindly donated FIVE of these awesome travel palettes as awards for our ‘A Symphony in Watercolour’ Exhibition. The awards will be announced at our opening event on September 28th at Boynton House on Richmond Green. Da Vinci will also have a representative at our opening event to demonstrate theirContinue reading “Da Vinci Paint Company Awards!”
Boynton House, Richmond Hill
Boynton House is an art exhibition space in Richmond Hill with four display rooms. The house is an historic site under the Ontario Heritage Act and dates back to about 1875. It is an example of the classic Ontario farmhouse, with unique details of its era. Our Opening Day event begins at 12 noon andContinue reading “Boynton House, Richmond Hill”
Daniel Smith Awards!
DANIEL SMITH: Artists’ Materials have very kindly donated 3 awards for our Symphony in Watercolour Exhibition. The awards will be announced at our opening event on September 28th at Boynton House on Richmond Green. Katherine Taylor will also be there to demo Daniel Smith products to our visitors. Thank you Daniel Smith from all ofContinue reading “Daniel Smith Awards!”
Featured Member – Renee Lippa
Renee is a Canadian mixed media landscape artist painting out of her studio in Sherwood Park, Alberta. At a very early age, Renee began to take a strong interest in sketching and drawing often sitting with her mother while she painted in oils. She initially started with drawing but after proving to have a naturalContinue reading “Featured Member – Renee Lippa”
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