Tong Li is a professional watercolour artist.

She believes watercolour has a magic power to present the beauty of surroundings and express the feelings. Her paintings deliver different sense of emotion with variations of colours, textures, lights and shadows.

ARTIST STATEMENT
“To me, painting is a discovery. Discovering new colour and composition makes me find the nature of watercolours and feel the joy. As an artist, I love to provide the viewers of my paintings a pleasant visual journey to feel the moods of paintings.”

— Tong Li

AWARDS
2020 Best in Show Award, Ottawa Watercolour Society 81th Juried Exhibition (Night at Lisbon)
2020 Morton Baslaw Choice Award, Ottawa Watercolour Society 81th Juried Exhibition (Sunset at Douro Rive)
2019 Best in Show Award, Ottawa Watercolour Society 79th Juried Exhibition (Sleepless in Porto)
2018 Best in Show Award, Ottawa Watercolour Society 78th Juried Exhibition (Patio in Summer)
2017 Juror’s Choice Award, Ottawa Watercolour Society 76th Juried Exhibition (Garden under the Sun)
2017 People’s Choice Award, Ottawa Watercolour Society 76th Juried Exhibition (Garden under the Sun)
2016 People’s Choice Award, Ottawa Watercolour Society 74th Juried Exhibition (Traffic at Safari Park)
2016 Morton Baslaw Choice Award, Ottawa Watercolour Society 74th Juried Exhibition (Traffic at Safari Park)
2016 Juror’s Choice Award, Ottawa Watercolour Society 73rd Juried Exhibition (Summer)
2015 Juror’s Choice Award, Ottawa Watercolour Society 71st Juried Exhibition (Night)
2015 President Choice Award, Ottawa Watercolour Society 71st Juried Exhibition (Night)
2014 2nd Place in Watercolour Section, Ottawa Orchid Society 33rd Annual Orchid Art Show (Orchid Happiness)