Inna Nagaytseva’s part 3/3 demo “Demystifying Water” now on Youtube!

Thanks to Chris Chris Østenstad for her great job standing in to host!

Join us for Alberta in Watercolour September 30 – November 4, 2024 at the cSPACE Marda Loop in Calgary, AB

• Opening Reception October 4th at 4pm

• Free Demonstrations – October 4th at 4:30 to 5pm

• Watercolour Workshops http://www.in-art-studio.ca

But will resume tomorrow !

ATTENTION! Due to an emergency, INNA’s WORKSHOP SATURDAY SEPT 21st IS CANCELLED,

HER WORKSHOP ON SUNDAY WILL CONTINUE AS PLANNED.

Below is the link to Tomorrow’s workshop. (Sunday 22 Sept, at 8pm EST) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82186980416

See you on SUNDAY !!!!

It’s taken a couple of weeks but now we are proud to release the video from IWS Canada’s UNITED THROUGH WATERCOLOUR! Sept 5 to 8 at Visual Arts Mississauga, complete with demos from Luan Quach, Natalia Outkina, Ian Wright and Bonnie Steinberg. Over 70 Paintings and over 30 Artists!

Enjoy !

We are pleased to announce our 3D gallery version of Alberta in Watercolour is now online!

For those who cannot be there in person, or simply wish to see the virtual experience, check out the link below!

Click to start your guided tour here !

Our quarterly magazine is out!! Big thanks to Mena Nunes, Luan Quach and everyone who helped put this together! Canadian Watercolour, Fall 2024 the magazine of IWS Canada, available for online browsing and download.

Feature artist Orion Alexis!

Click this link to download

We are hard at work preparing our Fall IWS Canada Magazine, in the meantime we will post our call for the next Member’s Challenge, the photo chosen by previous winner, Abdulla Naseeb Nuckchady .

This one is a water themed painting, suggested study would be with Inna Nagaytseva ‘s workshop starting Sept 15th to improve your water painting techniques. the winner will be voted on at our October 27th Sunday meeting.

The winner will receive a set of Blueberry Watercolour paints from Rockwell.

Deadline for submission is October 1st, 2024

Enter your painting here

UPDATE: Inna Nagaytseva ‘s workshop intensive, Sept 15, 21 and 22nd will start at 8pm EST (Toronto/Montreal time) (6pm Alberta, 5pm Vancouver)

Day 1: You will learn how to paint sailboats at daylight, have right proportions and use a limited palette

Day 2: Sailboat in sea with sunset, work in 2 layers maximum

Day 3: Seascape with lighthouse and sailboat, catching atmosphere, creating the best composition Sign up here: https://form.jotform.com/242464690597065

Hi there! The day has finally arrived!

We can’t wait to meet those of you who will be dropping off paintings tomorrow (Thursday Sept 5th) for our show, at Visual Arts Mississauga. 4170 Riverwood Park Lane Mississauga ON L5C 2S7

Please come as early as you can so we can get your painting up on the wall for our visitors to see. (We open at 9am)

Another note, we will be holding our official opening ceremony at the end of the day on Friday instead of Thursday. (around 3:45pm)

Join us for the ribbon cutting, speeches by Ian Wright and Luan Quach, and light snacks and refreshments.

f you can’t make it, don’t worry, the show runs until Sunday at 4pm, when people may take down their paintings and we will go for dinner to celebrate the end of another great show! Can’t wait to see you there!

We are pleased to announce a 3 day intensive workshop by Inna Nagaytseva , this is the first part in a series of online workshops by our top artists to help our members overcome hurdles and learn difficult to master techniques. Inna is an expert at painting water scenes, which can often be tricky. Do you struggle with nautical scenes? then this workshop is for you! Please reserve your place by clicking below. (Free to all IWS Canada members)

Join us: Click to Register