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A reciprocal exhibition with the American Watercolor Society occurred in 1975, and in 1977, an AWI exhibition toured New Zealand. The international presence expanded to include Mexico City, Mexico; Spain; Vancouver, Canada; Hong Kong; and Korea (4th Asian Grand Watercolour Festival, Busan Biennale). [2]
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The Royal Watercolour Society is a British institution of painters working in watercolours. The Society is a centre of excellence for water-based media on paper, which allows for a diverse and interesting range of approaches to the medium of watercolour.
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The society was founded in 1866 by eleven painters and was originally known as the American Society of Painters in Water Colors. [1] Initially, it was difficult to draw in new members, partially because some artists of the time opposed the society's policy of allowing women to join. [2] The New York Watercolor Club merged into the society in 1941.
In 1831 the society was founded as the New Society of Painters in Water Colours, competing with the Royal Watercolour Society (RWS), which had been founded in 1804. The founding members were William Cowen, James Fudge, Thomas Maisey (treasurer), O. F. Phillips, Joseph Powell (president), W. B. S. Taylor, and Thomas Charles Wageman.
Watercolor paint is an ancient form of painting, if not the most ancient form of art itself. [2] In East Asia, watercolor painting [13] with inks is referred to as brush painting or scroll painting. In Chinese, Korean and Japanese painting [14] it has been the dominant medium, often in monochrome black or browns, often using inkstick or other ...
Moore was one of few watercolor painters in the Hudson River School, and was an early member of the American Watercolor Society. Thomas Moran: More images: 12 February 1837 25 August 1926 Artist of the Hudson River School. Thomas Moran's vision of the Western landscape was critical to the creation of Yellowstone National Park. His pencil and ...