Gord Jones has always been an artist. After experiencing many different mediums such as oils, pastels, acrylics, even egg tempera he returned to his greatest love, transparent watercolour. Gord has sought direction throughout his artistic career from many of Canada’s most loved watercolourists. He has always found visual communication speaks clearest, even though his interpretationsContinue reading “Featured Member – Gord Jones”
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Featured Member – Shahram Sinaei
Our next featured member of IWS Canada, Shahram Sinaei, is an international artist from Iran. He is the holder of a M.Sc Degree in the field of Civil Engineering – Concentration from Islamic Azad University Najafabad Branch/2000. Shahram’s painting techniques include Niello, Watercolor, and Pastel, his professional art activity starting in 2001 with the lateContinue reading “Featured Member – Shahram Sinaei”
Congratulations Anne McCartney!
We shall interrupt our series of featured members with this bit of breaking news: Our IWS Canada Regional Director, Anne McCartney, has received news today that her painting ‘Art for Art’s Sake’ has been selected for the Gold Medal of Honor, i.e. the top award, at the American Watercolor Society’s 151st juried international exhibition thisContinue reading “Congratulations Anne McCartney!”
Featured Member – Zan Barrage
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”
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: 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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