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course hm Casson took draWng to a ýFranklin credits Canadian wildlifé art- ist and Milton Hall of Famer Albert Casson for helping him take his drawing to another level. He took a drawing course from Casson, and Franklin said the artist would corne around and sit at the participants easel and offer criti- cism. He learned that it's okay to add shadows to the work, even when it seems like it might be a mistake. "Don't be afraid of the dlark" he said, noting that became one of his favourite expressions. «It's quite impactful when you're drawingr» Gonslvo uses ON papors, lettrs, sowng pattem For FASM artist Amanda Gonsalves, the show provides a chance for her to make people think about art. Painting exclusively for the Iast 13 years, Gon- salves said she uses old papers, letters and sewing patterns in her work, then layers of paint that might be sanded or washed off. "The final painting has a mystery to it because only parts of the text or images will show David Franklin shows his pencil sketch titled through'» she said. 'l don't set out to paint a Judi Dench - one of his favourite pieces - on particular thing. display at the Holcim Gallery. "As 1 work, certain themes or images and E~frkehI/Canakmn ChanwmIn Fo&lw on Nâu@knpéo words start to emerge,«' she added. »At some point the final theme is then clear to me and it usually means the painting is finished." Her painting titled What You Are Looking For is part of a poem about finding what we're looking for in our hearts. "We can look elsewhere and outside of our- selves, but the thing we are Iooking for is within us, within our heart'" Gonsalves ex- plained. «I feel my art is a reflection of life and our lives are filled with so many rich stories. The old letters etc. add to this richness and the mys- I j .: S.eIng D.yond Numb.oe nother level tery of it ail, because flot everything can W known to us just as ail the layers in the paint-"Q ings are flot clearly visiblef That's, of course, what makes her work invit- rM CD ing for people to stop and think, look closely 1- and perfiaps interpret it another way.- From Heart to Hand, which runs until April! 19, allows FASM artists to exhibit one piece of their work. 2 Julie Slack can be reached at jslack@miltonca- nadianchampon.com or on Twitter @mnilton- musing. WWW.TAXWIDR.COM I *Rsamoe~mbIswutss Steeles A ve . c 785 Main St., Milton *905-876-3394 CDo Serving MiItoee sieS 19881 GO Stationl -dM - FREEESTIMATES ON ALL VACUUM REPAIRS *25 Litre diri capacity *595 Air Watts *280 Air Watts after 15m (50 ft.) of Pipe and 10Om (33ft) of Hose *Quiet 66.5 db *Empty from clean side of filter Parts & Labour: "*Motor: 10 years * Controi Systems: 10 years *10 meter hose with 2-way switch *Large 13"floor brush *Light weight aluminum wands Now OnIy enflA w lmaIR Ardst saYS m 7- W17 =- Personai Business i4l"Me, ià-4 1 Corporation 1) 0 55 8 7 5 3"ý7 2 (6 t Tm