Updates and details of the upcoming trip, coming late January, early February 2024 will be posted here. For now have a look at some photos of Coyoacan, and a video with Ian Wright and Tere Lojero who are organizing the tour.

• Dates will be from Jan 29th to Feb 3, with activities on 4 days (Jan 30, 31, Feb 1, 2) 

January 29th and February 3rd will be travel days. 

Here is our tentative itinerary:

• Day 1 (Jan 29th)

Arrival in Mexico City.

• Day 2 (Jan 30th)

– Coyoacan Tram Tour

– Lunch at Coyotes Plaza

– Plein Air Demo

– Art Crafts Market Visit

– Dinner

• Day 3 (Jan 31st)

– Plein Air Painting; La Conchita Plaza

– Lunch at El Convento Restaurant

– Plein Air Painting Main Coyoacan Plaza

– Dinner

• Day 4 (Feb 1st)

– Mini Workshop – Plein Air Sketching MUNACUA

– Frida Kahlo Museum Visit

– Dinner

• Day 5 (Feb 2nd)

– Plein Air Painting at Santa Catarina Plaza

– Lunch at Las Lupitas Restaurant

– Watercolour National Museum Guided Tour

– Farewell dinner

• Day 6 (Feb 3rd) 

– Departure. 

(for those wishing to stay later, may extend the hotel stay at their own cost, or Tere can give advice on other locations if needed. Flights to and from mexico city will be up to us to decide as there are many options. We may coordinate if we wish to have as many of us as possible on the same flight. This will be the next step after Tere has determined the overall cost.)

Here is the schedule in graph form.

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Here are some photos of the beautiful historical area in which we will be staying:

Check out the tour of Coyoacan here to get an idea of the surroundings.

Here are some pictures of the hotel, below.. .

Check out our YouTube videos of all days of our Exhibition October 12 to 18 in Port Coquitlam BC.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZXULoMpVTVSGcek3ggd1U9ZgXrvcu70U

IWS Canada “Stories in Light” is supported by Port Coquitlam Community Foundation, Community Capital Projects Matching Grant Program. @PoCoFoundation
#GreaterGood #GreaterFuture #PoCoCares

IWS Canada Monthly Meetup
Aug 27, 2023 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87367458415

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Check in and address your questions, challenges and meet other IWS Canada members. Ian Wright will host, and for this topic will present some news on the upcoming IWS Canada exhibition “Stories in Light” – October 12th to 18th in Port Coquitlam BC, also some previews of the demos you will be able to see and learn from even if you can’t make it out to the show. So come out and join us this Sunday Zoom, 8pm (Eastern Standard Time) and meet and greet some fellow IWS Canada members.

HAPPY SUMMER EVERYONE!  

Dear BC/IWS CANADA Members, 

Hope you all had a fun and festive Canada Day and now you can officially start your Summer activities. 

First and foremost, I would like to THANK all the members that have been so kind in participating in the ‘GETTING TO KNOW YOU” initiative, it gives me great joy to say I already have a few  artists waiting for the Fall schedule, but if you are still thinking about it, please know that YOUR participation is very important! Please do not get intimidated by any of our fellow artists, be proud of where you are in your art practice and share your journey. We all have a story to tell and we look forward to Getting to Know YOU!… So, please contact me directly to be added for the FALL/WINTER schedule. Next presentation is September 8^th. 

During the Summer I will not be sending a regular Newsletter, next one will be in September, but I will be sending information in early August about the  WATERCOULOUR SUMMIT Demo Artists and other information about the Summit as I know it. This is an event in BRITISH COLUMBIA with International representation for IWS CANADA, let’s help making it a success and watch for all the information coming up… Hope you plan to attend and participate! 

I am enclosing information on exhibitions and workshops from our BC members. If you have any ART activities you want to share, please contact me and I will be delighted to work together! 

Wishing you all a Summer full of inspiration and fun!

Growing together in Art. 

Thank you,

Celinda Stevens

nsartists.ca/celindastevens

artworkbycelinda@gmail.com

778-834-8730

UP COMING DATES TO REMEMBER at a glance: 

DATE:	ARTIST or ORGANIZATION:	FUNCTION:
12/18 OCT	WATERCOLOUR SUMMIT, PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. If you have not yet marked you calendars for this event, this is the time to do it! IWS CANADA/ International Director CORAL YE CHEN and the City of Port Coquitlam are hosting this MEGA Watercolour event! DON’T MISS IT…. FREE DEMOS from some incredible Artists of Watercolour, Domenstic and International, including: ATANUR DOGAN, LUAN QUACH, IAN WRIGHT, CORAL YE CHEN, DANNIE LIU, ZHU ZHIGANG, NB GURUNG, RICK HUANG,NATALIA OUTKINADemos are Free but registrations are  mandatory for demos and workshops. All registrations will open in September.	Note: Information on the Demo Artists and more information about the WATERCOLOUR SUMMIT will be sent to you early Augustso you can plan which events you would like to attend. Register as soon as possible in September to avoid being disappointed.
05 JULY – 05 SEPTEMBER	ARTS VISUAL in the Gallery at Hycroft Presented by the University Woman’s Club of Vancouver at Hycroft  Two of our IWS CANADA/BC Members are presenting in this exhibition: SONIA MOCNIK & LOUAYNE MAIHARA  which takes place at the Hycroft Mansion, Opening Reception is coming soon but if you miss the Reception, this exhibition will be available until September 5, I am sure you will not be disappointed! Opening Reception Wed. 05 July 6pm-7:30pm
24 JULY – 13AUG	REHA SAKARFederation of Canadian Artists  Exhibition “ON THE EDGE” is an annual presentation at the Federation Gallery at Granville Island. Reha is a very talented BC/IWS CANADA member whose ART not only has been juried into the Federation Gallery but his painting  received a Mention Award. If this Summer takes you Granville Island, don’t miss it!	Painting: “FIERY EVENING”
16-21 JULY	ALICE BOTTRILLIf you still have not met Alice, you still don’t know what contagious energy and inspiration means!  Alice is participating as an instructor at the ‘BIG SKIES  OPEN SPACES’Watercolour Symposium 2023Regina, SK presented by CSPWS.  Alice also teaches on Tuesdays 1-4pm   DROP IN CLASSES from her studio at HARRISON HOT SPRINGS, BC…. Great incentive to go and spend a day by Harrison Lake and be inspired.	*Alice will be conducting a two day Studio Workshop  “Watercolour Fresh & Loose” plus a 3 day Plein Air, being one of the highly qualified Instructors that were selected for their diverse perspectives and experiences in Watercolour.
	PEGGY BURKOSKYIt has been a great honour for me to follow on Peggy’s footsteps in being your IWS CANADA/BC Representative, many of you would love to hear from her and know what she is up to now, and new members would love to meet her… on her own words, here is Peggy.	Summer 2023 Activities For the 2023 summer season, living on the west coast of British Columbia, I have been painting en plein air and assisting my husband Bob with our commercial fishing business of over 45 years. We have just spent fishing time in Coal Harbour, one of the most northern harbours on Vancouver Island.  Coal Harbour is a fascinating, historical location. Among many turns of events, it has been a home base to the Royal Canadian Airforce during WW2, and later a whale processing station. Currently it houses a museum of its fascinating past and is a hub of seaplane and boating traffic for sports fishing lodges, commercial fishing offloading and active 1st Nations participation in the business of the North Coast. In a quiet waterfront meadow, from our retro motorhome, I have painted scenes from the harbour, whilst Bob has left the secure harbour to fish the open sea off the west coast of Vancouver Island.  Please enjoy my rendition and Youtube demo of the fishing vessels at rest in this quiet harbour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IQVsFSg9fA President Federation of Canadian Artists Arrowsmith ChapterRegional Director – Canadian Branch of the International Watercolor SocietyPromoting peace and love through the global language of art and bringing watercolour artists and art lovers together.Visit our new Website Follow us on facebookFollow us on Twitter Websites: Peggy Burkosky Federation Gallery
	INSPIRATIONAL CORNER Any pictures you want to post here for inspiration? Let me know	Photos: Sunset in my native Acapulco, Mexico

 

Dear BC/IWS CANADA Members, 

Hello everybody and so happy to feel the sun warming up in all areas of British Columbia… some of you may also be getting ready for some Plein Air painting and I hope all your new adventures are successful. 

Did you know that the last Sunday of every month the IWS Canada has a “Show & Tell” open to any member that would like to show their latest piece of art or get critique, or simply admire and participate to support others. This is a great way to connect with other artists that may be having the same challenges that you are or share or your successes too! The invitation usually comes by email to participate via Zoom. I encourage you to try it and participate. 

I have a few workshops and events to share, but if you have an Art event or you are giving any workshops coming up that you want me to pass on to others, digital or live, please let me know, our community will grow by supporting each other and we will all benefit from it! 

Last but not least a warm Welcome to Heather Mersey from West Vancouver, our newest member in BC, so happy to have you as part of our growing group!

As always I am available for any suggestions you may have and let’s paint and have fun!!!

Growing together in Art! 

Celinda Stevens

nsartists.ca/celindastevens

778-834-8730

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 after being selected for the international IWS exhibition in Richmond Hill in 2018. Which was an unforgettable experience and the link was made between Canada and Belgium. I am also an active member of IWS Belgium and of the AFB (french speaking painters of Belgium), participating in several exhibitions. I give occasional workshops realistic watercolor portrait. Which is my favourite subject and style. I have been drawing for a long time, watercolor i started about 9 years ago. My greatest joy is to create and to try to improve with each painting. And to transmit emotions and expressions of my subjects to the viewer.  To share a passion with friends artists and enjoy friendship through art. Because art has no frontiers.