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ArtsceneWith a house full of art, painter opens home galleryBy Dominik KurekOAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFAt age 81, Oakville artist Sally Durie has been finding she has as much energy to paint as ever before.So, in order to display her work and potentially sell some of it, the long-time art-ist is opening up her home gallery to the public.My home is full of paintings so I thought, why dont I just call it my studio gallery, Durie said.The artist said her home is filled with paintings and so she is experimenting with the home display.Ive been through the gallery thing and I had my own gallery. Now, I guess, I seem to be painting just as much. I just wanted to see what happens. Either way, well try it and see, she said.The artist took up painting at age 18, try-ing a variety of mediums and now uses acrylic-based paints. She has been a member of the Mississauga Arts Council, Visual Arts Ontario and the Society of Canadian Artists, where she is still a lifetime member. She also mentored numerous artists at her former gallery.She owned an old Catholic church in Mississauga, where she lived prior to moving ERIC RIEHL / OAKVILLE BEAVERin Oakville. At the church, she had an art gallery and a rehearsal place for music HOME GALLERY: Sally Durie is a painter and is opening up her home to people and come and see her painting work for possible purchase. Here,groups.she is pictured at her home.I did huge workshops for artists. I had about 32-35 artists and I showed their She currently paints a variety of subjects, and faster, she joked.I've been through the gallerywork, she said of the church.including landscapes, still life and floral.The artists work is part of corporate andthing and I had my own gallery. She bought the church in 1981.My favourite subjects are landscapes of private collections in Canada and abroad.Now, I guess, I seem to be painting People said, Theyll never sell you that northern Ontario, Georgian Bay especially, When shes not painting, shes often playingchurch. I said, Lets just see, she said.she said.the piano.just as much.She went to the Archdiocese of Toronto Her floral paintings are quite large, some People are asked to make an appointmentand presented her case and was able to pur-as large as 36 by 48 inches.to see the work, by calling Durie at 905-842-Artist Sally Duriechase the church. She sold it after 11 years.These days everything has to be bigger 5727.www.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, June 24, 2011 34