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S - The Canadian Champion, Fnday, October 27, 2000 tWhydïdthe &To live longer. chicken cross the road? ~ Shor ng a Heothier Future [ The Milton Msllennzum Scrapbook & Time Capsule Committee needs your memories & loput of tise year 2000 iii Milton q1 Suismit photos, mementos or remembrauces of 10 sentences or less. c/o Milton Public Library Be a part of Milton's future. For more luformation, caîl Bruce Carîtu at 875 4588 RABIES VACCINATION CLINIC FOR DOGS AND CATS Saturday, November 4 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. One location Only Acton Arena & Community Centre $ 10.00 per animal (including GST) ProDer Restraints Reguired (leash or cape~ Cliuic sponsored by the North Hatton Veterinary Association aud the Halton Region Healtis Department WHAT'S ON UN MILTON! mOnTPtAR~ ON OFETARIO ST. (~ ) Halloween Saab Oct 27 & 28 F8tzee for Seat Coatunue HALLOWEEN NIffi~ //llhI~ 276 Main St. -> Try (lue Net' rf~jg~~ Çanjwid, -j~ ~ - r. 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In her series ou salîboats, whieh will be on display aI tisis weekend's Oakville Artisîs Studio Tour, Ms Nelson not only paints the boats cuîîing through the water aI a side angle, sise also does il from above, capturing the people working on the yen- sel. And untike many watercolours, the cotours Ms Nelson uses are bright sud cheerlul, instead of pale and washed ouI. "I love the iutensiîy of watercolours, tise delicacy of watercolours. I use water- colours n a very vivid way." Ms Nelson saîd she bas tried other medi- ums, but always seema 10 corne back 10 watercolours. Watercolours, she said, 10 one of tise hardent mediums 10 master. "A lot of people say that (watercolours is isard). I tisînk that we ueed people 10 think like tisat. If we didu't, everyooe would Paint in oil or everyone would paint in waîercotours and there woutd be no van- ety." And Ms Nelson loves vanety. Tise artisîs favourite thiug 10 paint b people because sbe eujoys capturiug tiseir spirits. But she also enjoys painting ssiI- boats, buildings sud - wheu she wauts a break from detait - tiorats. Au avid traveter, Ms Nelson bas painted a number tsf distant ports iuctuding the Caribbeau, wtsicis is ber lavîsurite destina tissu. Islands olTer inspiration Sise loves tise cisaracters sise tinds ou tise isîands as weIl as tise cotours aud tigist. Ms Netson, wiso paitits for pleasure, said sise wilI cuber paint freeisand or wiIl loose- ly peucit tise scene lu. Sise also paiuts usiug Pisistograplos or by mem(sry. Regardless, tise spirit s captured by tise artist's baud. Ms Nelson, wiso cau't remember a lime wbeu sise isasu'î drawn or painted, is self- taugisî. tt's ouly receutty tisaI sise bas taken worksbops 10 learu diftèreut tecisuiques. Sise isas also taugisî otisers drawiug aud paiutiug, iuctudiug a receut peucil drawing cîass at Lobtaws. Tise artiot said sise paints sometisiug every day. "t bave 10 (paiut)," sise said. Ms Nelson said il is almosî impossible to say isow mauy paiutiugs sise bas doue in ber liCe. "I couldut possibly auswer tisaI. t bave pieces stacked iu a closet. t paint almosî daily. Wisetiser tbey are successlol or ont, tisey are pieces. tt would be in tise tOOs." Wbeuever tise urge strikes ber, sise cao be fouud paiutiug. Aud wisat iuflueuces ber one day may do uotbiug tise nent. "tt tbiuk you bave î<s be iuspired by sometising. You cao look at sometisiug one POoto 5y GRAHAM PAINE Raisin Nelson diapîsys some of the work that'll b. featured at Ibis week- ends Oakville Artist's Studio Tour. day and 001 be inspired 10 palot. You cao look ahI anotiser day aud waut lu palot il.' Ms Nelsous goal is 10 gel ber work priuted so more people are able lu eujoy il. For uow, people cao purcisase ber work durung tise Artisîs Studio Tour. Sise s one of 40 teatured artisîs attise sisow tisaI takes place aI 12 studios lu Oakville. Ms Nelsou's work will be ou display aI Susan Haydeu's Studio, wisicis is tocated aI 1504 Litcbftetd. Her work is also feaîured attise Anastasia Gallery, 6 Lakesisore Rd. W. Tickets for tise tour cao be purcisased aI lise gattary or by catliug 845-0581. ALL YOU CAN EAT ALL YOU CAN LAUGH ALL YOU CAN DANCE SfinhI)S~ ~ fnNl15W~ Book Your Yuk Yuk's Corporate Christmas Part>' e. e e N THE WEB AT: www.mohawkinn.com fflSil2R?~- Hwy. 401 at Guelph Line Inn tonlCampbellville 854-2277 more than a grea£r overnite stay Tor. Line: 1905) 825-4483 I* I £ s e :1.