IWS Canada Online Watercolour Competition
Jurors:
Ona Kingdon: CSPWC, NWS, TWSA, IWS Master, President of IWS Canada
Rayne Tunley: AOCAD, CSPWC, SCA, OSA, IWS Master, President of CSPWC
Atanur Dogan: President of IWS Globe
Lok Kerk Hwang: AAA, PWS, MoWS, Invited International Juror
Images were divided into four categories before jurying: National (over 25 years of age), National Youth (15-25 years of age), International (over 25 years of age), International Youth (15-25 years of age).
Congratulations to our 150 finalists, chosen from 1450 entries from over 80 countries!
Winners:
1st National: David McEown (Canada) Lake Superior Shoreline #3
2nd National: Emily Read (Canada) Night Sun
3rd National: Gail Sutherland (Canada) Tumble
1st International: Richard Tiejun Chao (Australia) Hair in the Air
2nd International: Jose Apaza (Mexico) Fiesta
3rd International: Moe Win (Myanmar) Happy Nuns
1st National Youth (15-25): Iris Lee (Canada) Blossoming Dreams
1st International Youth (15-25): Mrinal Banik (Bangladesh) Old Town
Honourable Mentions:
David L. Stickel (USA), Room with a View – Duomo of Milan; Anna Ivanova (Russia), Flowers; Galuh Tajimalela (Indonesia), My Everlasting Book; Nanasaheb B. Yeole (India), Rainy Evening of Mumbai; Phyllis Tseng (USA), The Little Dreamer; Sutee Kaenyuk (Thailand), Happy Baby; Suresh Dhondiba Bhosale (India), Golden Mumbai; Fan Junrang (China), In the Mood for Love; Eudes Correia (Brazil), Life; Margaret Roseman (Canada), Sisters; Marney Ward (Canada), Butchart’s Begonias; Rene Thibault (Canada), Above the Rockies #27; Angelina Bloshchitsyna (youth) (Belarus) Still Life, Rose Butler (youth) (Canada) Brown and Storey Square.
150 Finalists:
First Place National: David McEown Canada Lake Superior Shoreline #3 32×41″
First Place International: Richard Tiejun Chao Australia Hair in the Air 75×55 cm
Second Place National: Emily Read Canada Night Sun 11×15″
Second Place International: Jose Apaza Mexico Fiesta 56×76 cm
Third Place National: Gail Sutherland Canada Tumble 10×14″
Third Place International: Moe Win Myanmar Happy Nuns 22×30″
National Youth Winner: Iris Lee Canada Blossoming Dreams 77×57 cm
International Youth Winner: Mrinal Banik Bangladesh Old Town 22×30″
Honourable Mention: Anna Ivanova Russia Flowers 40×56 cm
Honourable Mention: Galuh Tajimalela Indonesia My Everlasting Book 175×175 cm
Honourable Mention: Nanasaheb B Yeole India Rainy Evening of Mumbai 76×56 cm
Honourable Mention: David L. Stickel USA Room with a View – Duomo of Milan 54×38 cm
Honourable Mention: Eudes Correia Brazil Life 29×38 cm
Honourable Mention: Fan Junrang China In the Mood for Love 55×75 cm
Honourable Mention: Sutee Kaenyuk Thailand Happy Baby 56×76 cm
Honourable Mention: Phyllis Tseng USA The Little Dreamer 12×16″
Honourable Mention: Suresh Dhondiba Bhosale India Golden Mumbai 30×43″
Honourable Mention: Rene Thibault Canada Above the Rockies #27 18×12″
Honourable Mention: Marney Ward Canada Butchart’s Begonias 21×29″
Honourable Mention: Margaret Roseman Canada Sisters 22×15″
Honourable Mention: Rose Butler Canada Brown and Storey Square 55×55 cm
Sarker Helal Uddin Canada Let’s Celebrate 38×56 cm
Nikolai Solodov Russia Russia. Village Kokoshkino. Summer day. 30×42 cm
Nguyen Thai Duong Viet Nam Beauty of Ages 35×56 cm
Michael Zarowsky Canada (the beginning of) RAIN 23×35″
Jean Pederson Canada Up Close and Personal 16×20″
Manuel Garcia Ecuador Danzante del Sol 76×56 cm
Min Wae Aung Myanmar Towards Monastery 2017 76×56 cm
Sun Jiangang China Beautiful Home 41×56 cm
Igor Sava Italy Ballaro 51×36 cm
Victoria Yaroshik Finland The Only Way to Have A Friend is to Be One 34×57 cm
Ganesh Hire India Celebrating Lamp Festival 64×114 cm
Rajesh Paravoor India Irular Lady 70×106 cm
Dwight Hoffman USA Water Angel 31×22 “
Gloria Baker USA The Trail 20×29″
Soe Myint Sein Myanmar Girlish 76×56 cm
Olga Kharchenko Russia Rainy Morning 30×35 cm
Frank Spino USA What Now My Love 19.5×13.5″
Phil Schmidt USA Lift Off 18×24″
Khin Maung Zaw Myanmar A Place in Kekku 61×61 cm
Rajib Ahasen Bangladesh (Youth) Monsoon 15×22″
Merv Richardson Canada Elora Mill 10.5×14.5″
Anthony Saldutto Canada Waiting for the Horizon 22×30″
Meeta Dani Canada Bubble Time 17.1×23.1″
Jennifer Annesley Canada Ascent 42×24″
Linda Kemp Canada Nightscape – Caught in the Light Beam 8×8″
Nadeesh Prabou India Celebrating the River 14×22″
Yuechen Feng China Canada Day 54×39 cm
Mohammad Ali Yazdchi Iran Fresh Flowers 55×75 cm
Mahsa Ghasemi Iran Circle of Happiness 35×50 cm
Joie Pabilando Philippines One at a Time 30×40 cm
Young Hwan Moon South Korea Raven-Cry 11×14″
Pornchai Sinonpat Thailand Pink Elegant 37×56 cm
Marina Daykovskaya Russia I’m a Seagull 40×50 cm
Peter Eugén Sweden Waterlilies in Sweden 105×76 cm
Ishfaque Ali Pakistan Folk Dance 51×57 cm
Kim Minichiello USA Maiko’s Misedashi 24×24″
Krutika V. Parulkar India (Youth) Celebrating Historic India 21×28″
Helen Shideler Canada Winter’s Light Shines Through 22×15″
Kariyappa Hanchinamani India A Evening 56×38 cm
Julio Casanova Bolivia Vino Tinto 52×38 cm
Frank Santos Portugal Spring Celebration 35×50 cm
Angelina Bloshchitsyna Belarus (Youth) Still Life 70×50 cm
Haydeh Tootoonchi Canada Unpredictable 75×55 cm
Kathy Baker Canada Gepppetto’s Birds 22×15″
Bianka Guna Canada Drama Queen 30×22″
Lin Souliere Canada Ancient Forests 22×30″
Stephen Yau Canada Striding Towards Future #1 11×15″
Ann Balch Canada Last Dance, First Dance 29.5×21.5″
Lu Richao China Fenghuang Ancient Town 38×56 cm
Anne Purho Finland A Door in Alexander Street in Helsinki 42×54 cm
Azita Davarkhah Iran Holi Festival 50×70 cm
Fu Man Yat Hong Kong Congratulations 36×56 cm
Kei Tanaka Japan Inamuragasaki 41×31 cm
Choh Kiat Siong Malaysia Happy Family 56×76 cm
Sergiy Lysyy Lithuania Port 74×54 cm
Aung Sint Myanmar Water Lily Pond 46×76 cm
Sukdev Das India (Youth) Expression of Holi 38×56 cm
Victoria Kiryanova Russia Dessert 76×76 cm
Suchart Tangsilpaolarn Thailand Natural Treasure 38×56 cm
Janet Gilliland USA February Camellias 21×31″
Ira Kukrusova Russia We will float out 44×46 cm
Oksana Shulga Russia Bird 75×40 cm
Pavel Pugachev Russia Divination in the Moonlight 76×56 cm
Boonkwang Noncharoen Thailand The celebration 38×56 cm
Cesc Farré Spain The Sea’s Festival 50×70 cm
Francoise Tolbiac France It Will be a Beautiful Year 70×56 cm
Carrie Waller USA Japanese Festival 17×20″
Chiou, Ya-Lan Taiwan Joy 78×64 cm
Pam Warren McKinnon Canada Beaver Tails 40×63 cm
Maneerat Srikampa Thailand Batik 56×76 cm
Shubhangi P. Rathod India (Youth) Thanking (Celebration) 37×27 cm
Peter Marsh Canada Evening Glow, Rocky Harbour Newfoundland 22×30″
Chan Kwok Ting Hong Kong Scaffolding Workers 76×56 cm
K.P. Maggie Hong Kong Sparkle 56×76 cm
Sylvie Griselle France Rock Vibrations 56×76 cm
Donald Leung Hong Kong A Commonwealth Architectural Gem – Former Hong Kong Supreme Court x Sir Aston Webb 54×42 cm
Hong Shan China Merry Songs 110×120 cm
Rainbow Tse Hong Kong (Youth) Night Wonders 56×76 cm
Jan Min Netherlands Three Ladies 40×60 cm
Direk Seegeaw Thailand Evening 38×56 cm
Svetlana Orienko New Zealand Bouquet of Roses 52×72 cm
Mark B. Hermoso Philippines Threesome at Pray 47×54 cm
Dr. Somnath Bhattacharyya India Odissi mangalacharan – a divine celebration 24×18″
Konstantin Sterkhov Russia Window Shopping II 55×75 cm
Alfredo S. Morales Philippines Little girl picking flower 24×18″
Moshe Dayan Bhupathi India Celebration of Light 75×54 cm
Alyonka Vechur Ukraine Divination to the Groom 70×50 cm
Laurie Goldstein-Warren USA Horse and Dragons 22×30″
Lana Privitera USA Summer Days 15×11″
Sergii Grygoriev Ukraine Holiday of the Spring Renaissance 70×50 cm
Navee Ruangrabiab Thailand Adoration 56×76 cm
Vai Samanvanich Thailand Fighting 38×56 cm
Kathy Michels USA Celebrating LIfe – Rocker Mom 21×29″
Roy Tibbits Canada Local 2622 at McAdam Station 20×29″
Nola McConnan Canada Celebrating, Getting to Know You 10×15″
Vera Bobson Canada Joy of Ontario 22×30″
Gôler Kumru France Birds Eye View 65×50 cm
Uday Bhan India Cycle 56×38 cm
Sankar Thakur India Varanasi 7 pm 24×30″
Diana Gorbach Belarus Tea with Viburnum 35×50 cm
Ravi Gulhane India Mumbai Ferry 22×32″
Subhajit Paul India Glimpse of Niagara Falls 56×38 cm
Hoi Yan Kwok Hong Kong Lion Dance 54×36 cm
Ashna Agarwal India (Youth) Landscape 28×28 cm
Aung Lin Tun Myanmar Beauty of Light (2) 56×38 cm
Aquiles Rondan Peru Fiestadel Color 126×80 cm
Lorraine Watry USA Fanfare 18×28″
Chan Chi Hin Hong Kong Hesitation Girl 56×38 cm
Apirak Garunda Thailand Nelumbo nucifera 56×78 cm
Pornparn Sridhanabutr Thailand Happy Family 56×76 cm
Drego Arnado Cavalida Philippines Love A Celebration 16.5×24″
Natalia Chaban Russia Lake of Ioannina 56×38 cm
Nancy Newman Canada Along the Icefield Parkway, Alberta, Canada 15×22″
Brittney Tough Canada Amma 20×30″
Luu Vu Minh Viet Nam (Youth) Birthday Gift 10×24″
Ihor Mosiichuk Ukraine Warm Evening 35×50 cm
Yasaman Koushafar Iran Dreams 35×25 cm
Christin Hako-Oja Hasenhôndl Canada New Heights 22×15″
Gill Cameron Canada Silver Lining 11×31″
Barbara Eguchi Canada Resting Place 12.5×15.5
Michael Solovyev Canada Weekend on Nun’s Island 30×22″
Sally Martin Canada Waiting for Summer 28×20″
Ross Lynem Canada “Ilaglyn” 20×29″
William Rogers Canada Emerald Lake Drive 11×16″
Tiina Price Canada Afloat 15×15″
Shelley Prior Canada The Great Canadian Celebration 41.5×28.5 cm
Zan Barrage Canada Brisk Autumn Morning 10×8″
Michelle McAnsh-Gervais Canada Dinner For Three 9.5×13.5″
Sadly, we regret one image has had to be removed from this gallery as the painter did not acquire permission from the photographer prior to using the photo as a reference for painting.
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