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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, October 18, 2013 | 20 Local talent on display at Oakville Art Tour Thirty-six local artists will display their work at a dozen locations around town in the seventh annual Oakville Art Tour Oct. 26-27 . Many of the participating artists will exhibit their work from their studios and homes, while others will display their pieces at the Oakville Art Society's (OAS) studios, Sovereign House and Gairloch Gardens from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. each day. The self-guided tour is free of charge. The works of Gunta White, Heidi Rohde, Marvin Olson, Cynnocence, Katherine James, Ross Williamson and Berna Kilic will be found at the OAS studios at 560 Bronte Rd. White's favourite medium is watercolour, and she paints mostly landscapes and flowers. Rohde says her paintings "reveal the beauty of expansive landscapes or the most intimate details of the forest, field and waters." Olson, a retired medical doctor, stays true to his Saskatchewan roots painting primarily prairie landscapes, while Cynnocence uses mixed media, mostly encaustic (melted wax mixed with colour pigments) in her works. An impressionistic acrylic artist, James paints realistic people, places and things in an abstract style. Williamson says he works with acrylics while "exploring landscapes with a contemporary feel and a variety of subjects done in a flat, hard-edge graphic style." Kilic, who makes and designs her own jewelry, said, "Making glass beads brings out the creativity and joy in my soul." Mary Pumpelly Knowland, Carolyn Crosby and Jangmee Park will exhibit their work at Sovereign House, 7 West River St. Knowland's flower, seascape and other nature paintings are done in watercolour, acrylic and mixed media. Crosby will showcase a series of abstract landscape paintings, which "investigates how memory and time affect perception." Park creates collages using newspapers and magazines and uses water-based material with Artscene "Connected to your Community" The Oakville Art Society's Art Tour co-ordinator Joanna Turlej, left, with one of her mixed media paintings entitled Is It A Fish?, as Sandra Ingalls Misiak shows off one of her gouache pastel pieces entitled California Colours. The artists are two of 36 participating in the tour, taking place Oct. 26-27 at a variety of venues. | photo by Graham Paine -- Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog) acrylic-on-canvas in her work. A quintet of artists -- Marsha Strycharz, Sandra Ingalls Misiak, Janice Ykema, Andrea Seibt and Halina Grzyb will set up at Gairloch Gardens, 1306 Lakeshore Rd. E. Strycharz said she is "inspired by simplicity -- clean lines, neutral colours with contrasting accent tones." Misiak works in a variety of mediums, notably acrylics, oils and pastels, while Ykema describes her efforts as "expressionist, painterly and generally tongue-in-cheek." Seibt's passion for the water is evident in her works of sea creatures, imaginary underwater lands and vibrant ocean views. Grzyb said she "cherishes her moments as a painter" and describes her paintings as "works of passion, creativity, history, opportunity and sometimes simplicity." Joanne Lucas Warren and Mary Elizabeth Duggan will be at 451 Trafalgar Rd., Louise Young sets up at 1174 Gable Dr. while Angela and Fred Lipscombe will exhibit at 1464 Clearview Dr. Warren uses a wet-into-wet technique with watercolours, which affords her free expression and imagination in her work. "My paintings reflect a passion that engages the viewer," she said. Duggan primarily uses watercolour and acrylic as well as textures and vibrant colours to express her love of seascapes and flowers." Young both paints and creates jewelry, and will display both for the tour. Angela's landscapes, still-life and expressionistic works are created using acrylic, oil, pastel and watercolour. Fred focuses his attention on pieces based on mythology, opera and city scenes. The works of Joanna Turlej, Tad Dunin and Sharon Ashburner will be prominent at 2097 Grand Blvd., while Gail Mikkelsen will exhibit at 530 Falgarwood Dr., Unit 4. Turlej said she "chases the untouchable and fleeting images that are momentarily in front of me and then gone. Through my painting I give a form to the formless." Dunin says he is a world traveller without ever leaving the studio, while Ashburner makes jewelry in silver, but also creates larger pieces in chain mail. Mikkelsen says her paintings "involve both realism and abstract in a variety of media, such as acrylics, watercolour, India ink and collage." Elizabeth Elkin, who will show her work at 1134 Truman Ave., is a renowned professional artist with more than 30 years experience. She works with oil on canvas, using the impasto technique of spreading thick paint on the canvas with a brush or painting knife to create her pieces. Barb TenEycke will display her art at 2096 Pen St., the pieces ranging from abstract to realism and inspired by the Canadian landscape. Four artists will be featured at 1443 Burnhamthorpe Rd. W. Adriana Rinaldi says light, colour, reflections and shadow are an ever-present theme in her paintings, and that she strives to "take a more continued from p.20 see Art on p.21 Flyers, coupons deals and money saving tips all in one place! Find, browse, share and favourite New contests, money savings tips, top grocery deals and more in our View your favourite flyer items in detail, then add them to our new and print! facebook.com/savedotca @saveca