Join in the full and share some of your work you have been creating !
If you missed last months meeting, you can still view it !
We are proud to officially announce our 2024 Expo at Visual Arts Mississauga, September 5th to 8th 2024. More info to come!
We will have a gallery for our members, sponsors like RockWell Art Canada and De Serres with booths.
Tables available to rent for the weekend to sell your work, contests, giveaways, Workshops from your favourite pros and much much more! We will post updates as they come. If you are interested in renting a table, please contact us.
They will be $300 for the duration, and we have a maximum of 15 available. First come first serve.
Thanks to everyone who participated in our Plein Air Paint out today at Lakeshore Yacht Club. Natalia Outkina did a great demo, which we feature in this video.
We are pleased to announce our upcoming Exhibition and Contest in Calgary Alberta, “Alberta In Watercolour” Curated by our Alberta area rep Inna Nagaytseva, for September 30th to November 4th 2024.
Submission deadline: June 1st 2024
Curator: Inna Nagaytseva, lan Wright
Location: Calgary, Canada
Entry details: Send 2 artworks image (without edge) JPEG file around 2MB
File name: Artist’s name_title_size_price
Eligibility: Participants must be over 18 years and agree to the terms and conditions of the exhibition.
Participants must be members of IWS Canada
Where to submit work: https://tinyurl.com/ys8yefdf
Artwork: Transparent watercolour painting.
Other materials, less then 5% (pencil, pen, etc.)can be used,
Two original artworks per person. • Size: 38×56cm (15×22 in)
Entry / Hanging fee: $100 CAD – Fee can be sent by e-transfer to iwscanada@gmail.com
Exhibition date: September 30th 2024~ November 4th 2024
Location: SPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2T 6T7
For any questions, please email us at iwscanada@gmail.com
Come on out on Wednesday to Colonel Samuel Smith Park, for our first (Toronto) Plein air paint out of the year!
The beautiful boats of the Toronto Lakeshore. By the Lakeshore Yacht Club, 76 Colonel Samuel Smith Park.
12-3pm on Wednesday April 10th.
Hosted by Ian Wright (IWS Canada President), Doug Geldart (past president of the Toronto Watercolour Society) and Natalia Outkina (world renowned Watercolour teacher!)
Free event for all IWS Canada and TWS members. Guests welcome too!
See you next month !
Check out our submissions for our Spring Membership Challenge! come out to our zoom meeting on March 31st from 7pm to 8pm Eastern Standard Time (Toronto/ Montreal) and vote for your favourite, The winner will receive a wonderful brush set from Golden Maple valued at over $100!
join the meeting on sunday with this link below!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85654933533
To Check out the submissions visit the display on YouTube
PAINTING OLD HOLLAND
JUNE 28th to JULY 1st, 2024
Hosted by Ian Wright
Featuring visits to:
• Rijksmuseum & Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam
• Workshop at Mitta Studio Amsterdam
• Workshop at Aers Arts in Leiden
• Plein air painting and demos in the dutch countryside with Ian Wright
• Meeting with local artists from IWS
HOLLAND
and much more…
Ian has lived in Holland, and been travelling there every year since 2001.
He speaks Dutch fluently and knows the landscape intimately and will guide you between Leiden and Amsterdam for the duration of the tour.
This tour will introduce IWS Canada members to counterparts in IWS Holland, and uncover the special locations of Holland that are not widely known.
Following of the great success of our Coyoacan Mexico tour, It will be a unique experience, with the meeting of new friends & discovering new places, while learning new ways of painting to grow as both a painter and individual.
Price: $400 per member,
(flights, trains, museum tickets and food expenses not included)
please email iwscanada@gmail.com to get on the mailing list for updates.
Precise Itinerary, including Hotel recommendations to follow soon…
Spots will be limited so please reply if you are interested so we can hold a spot for you.
Thanks!
– Ian
We are proudly announcing the return of our 3D gallery!
We have room for maximum 50 submissions, so it will be first come first serve, with the cutoff date being March 31st.
In April we will publish the gallery and share it with the world!
Please go to this link to submit your work,
Remember to please always name your file with your Title, Name and Size (YourName_YourPainting_size.jpg)
Submit your work using the link below: https://form.jotform.com/240804992641258
Join us for our next monthly meeting ! Sunday March 31, 2024 7PM EST (4PM PST)
Bring your paintings you have been working on ! We would love to see them !
We will be announcing the winner of the Spring 2024 Magazine Painting Challenge !
We’re pleased to invite you to our monthly IWS Canada Zoom meeting, this Sunday March 31 at 7pm Eastern Standard Time (4pm in Vancouver). We will announce the latest news, and do a show and tell session with anyone who wants to present their work, talk about their latest projects or just listen in. Please check the info below…
.Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85654933533 Meeting ID: 856 5493 3533
See you all on zoom !
PS, if you missed last months meeting you can view it !
IWS Canada