Colors flow into each other creating shapes and volume. A burst of light here, a touch of deep shadows there. Zan Barrage paints not just what he sees, but also the mood and what he calls the taste of the moment. Zan’s artwork is an exploration of light on the Canadian Landscape. He explains itContinue reading “Featured Member – Zan Barrage”
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Featured Member – Tiina Price
Our third featured member is Tiina Price, an award-winning watercolour and ink artist in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. Her work has featured in Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour “Watermark 2015” Exhibition at the Santa Fe Gallery in Owen Sound; Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour “Open Water 2014” Exhibition at the John B. AirdContinue reading “Featured Member – Tiina Price”
Featured Member – Esmie Gayo McLaren
As mentioned in our previous post, in the coming months we will be featuring the new full members of IWS Canada. The order in which they are featured is a simple reflection of their promptness in responding to our suggestion that they allow us to do so. Vancouver-based artist Esmie Gayo McLaren , our secondContinue reading “Featured Member – Esmie Gayo McLaren”
Featured Member – Roy Tibbits
In the coming months we will be featuring the new full members of IWS Canada. The order in which they will be featured is a simple reflection of their promptness in responding to our suggestion that they allow us to do so. Our first featured member is Roy Tibbits. Self-taught watercolour artist Roy Tibbits beganContinue reading “Featured Member – Roy Tibbits”
Call to Artists – Prospectus for our 2018 Biennale!
IWS Canada /CSPWC Symphony in Watercolour Juried Exhibition 2018 Prospectus (Faites défiler vers le bas pour le français) Exhibition Jurors: Peter Marsh CSPWC Anne McCartney CSPWC Rainbow Ze (Youth Juror) Entry Rules and Guidelines: Who is eligible to enter Open to all artists 15 years of age and older. Artists from any country are welcomeContinue reading “Call to Artists – Prospectus for our 2018 Biennale!”
Honourable Mentions Given to…
Our IWS Canada ‘150 Ways to Celebrate’ online watercolour contest had 8 winners (1st, 2nd and 3rd National, 1st, 2nd and 3rd International, National Youth, and International Youth) which have all been featured in our previous blog posts. The jurors felt that several other entries, however, deserved honourable mention. Here they are, for your appreciation:Continue reading “Honourable Mentions Given to…”
Featured: International Youth Winner
Old Town The International Youth Winner of our ‘150 Ways to Celebrate’ online watercolour contest is Mrinal Banik, of Bangladesh. At the age of 24, he is a graduate of the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, having studied Drawing and Painting. He is currently doing post-graduate studies in Painting at Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, India. WeContinue reading “Featured: International Youth Winner”
Featured: National Youth Winner
Blossoming Dreams The National Youth Winner of our online watercolour contest ‘150 Ways to Celebrate’ is Canadian Iris Lee. Born in 1999, Iris possesses an ardent passion for fine art and has aspired to become a professional artist since she was in kindergarten. With support from her family, she began to learn pencil sketching, watercolor, and calligraphy atContinue reading “Featured: National Youth Winner”
Featured: 3rd Place International Winner
‘Happy Nuns’ Moe Win, from Myanmar (Burma), lists artist Sai Myoe Myat as his art master, and his favourite medium as watercolour. His other awards include the 1996 Visit Myanmar Year Logo Design award, and Second Prize in oil painting portrait at the Myanmar Traditional Arts Contest. Moe’s activities include work as a secretary inContinue reading “Featured: 3rd Place International Winner”
Featured: 3rd Place National Winner
“Tumble” Gail Sutherland “Expressing myself visually has always come naturally and my preferred medium is watercolour. This medium requires me to respond as much to it, as to my subject and best reflects my artistic pursuits and nature. I am an avid hiker and the rugged beauty of the Maritimes and the people who resideContinue reading “Featured: 3rd Place National Winner”
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