Inspired by the powerful, dignified, workhorses of Halifax harbour.

Daler-Rowney Award Winner - Open Water 2003

In Oct 2003, I submitted my work to the prestigious Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour (CSPWC). This was the first time I had ever submitted any of my work for any art show. I was thrilled when Four Tugs and a Schooner was accepted to be part of their annual exhibition Open Water 2003, in Toronto. Over four hundred paintings had been submitted. The jury of three renowned artists accepted only forty-eight for the show. Of those, twelve received awards. Four Tugs and a Schooner received the Daler-Rowney Award.

Twelve influential artists, including two members from the renowned Group of Seven, founded the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour in 1925. For the last 79 years, CSPWC has had a mandate to encourage and nurture watercolour excellence. As such, it is the only Society outside the British Isles represented in the Royal Collection of her Majesty the Queen at Windsor Castle. The Governor General of Canada is Patron of the Society.

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