The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Marta Marychuk Reporter mmarychuk@oakvillebeaver.com Artscene "Connected to your Community" Self-taught artist exhibits variety of unique works C Q by Marta Marychuk Oakville Beaver Staff LU £ A collection of w ork by Oakville artist Peter < o Sem ple will be on display at the Queen E o Centre (Q EP C C C ) this summer. Elizabeth Park Com m unity and Cultural The exhibition consists of 36 pieces, including paintings, sculptures and m ixed media. Self-taught Although Sem ple studied visual arts in high school, he considers him self a sefftaught artist, who has developed his own unique creations. says Sempie. His parents, who are both teachers, aiso provided creative influence for his artistic inspiration. His m other w as a church organist, whiie his father w as invofved in photography. The exhibit, w hich runs untii Sept. 3, is accessibie and famiiy-friendiy. Queen Eiizabeth Park Com m unity and Cuiturai Centre is iocated at 2302 Bridge Rd. For m ore inform ation about Sem pies w ork visit www.petersempfe.ca or contact him directiy for com m issioned projects at info@ petersem pfeart.com . Carpenter by trade and self-taught artist by passion, a variety of works by Oakville's Peter Semple are currently on exhibit at the Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre (QEPCCC). The exhibit continues through Sept. 3. | submitted photos Art inspired by everyday life M usic, his family, life experiences and everyday em otion provide the stim ulus for his artw ork and he draws his inspiration from artists Jack so n Poiiock and fienry Moore. Sem ples paintings are an eciectic m ixture of spfats, bfobs, knife work, drips and bottie work. The artist says his brain is aiways ticking and his art is constantiy evoiving. One of the pieces in this exhibit is an abstract m inim aiist container ship, which is coiourfui, dynam ic and three dim ensionai and m easures 99 inches in iength. Carpenter by day Sempie, who is a carpenter, aiso uses reciaim ed w ood from jo b sites to fram e his paintings. Originahy from Toronto, Sem pie m oved to Oakvihe in 2 0 i0 , buiiding a custom hom e from scratch for his famiiy. An artist at heart "I iike to think that I'm an artist at heart," S ^ s a lo n e e 9 0 5 - 3 3 7 .0 2 2 7 - Laser & Esthetics - O a k v ille w w w .E x S a lo n c e . c a 233 C ro s s A v e n u e Homemade remedies for glowing skin * ° .% O F F J u l y S p e c ia ls $2 9 9 (reg. $700) " B is s * O ne M icroderm abrasion w ith 5 Skin Tightening Treatm ents MIRACLE 10 C hem ical Peel Brightens & Tightens Face $ 8 9 (reg. $110) FEED YO U R ADDICTION Offering O v_) f ~ u l j-£*// Iftiu f ' & CANADA Full Legs w ith Bikini W ax $ 4 0 (reg. $50) A D D IC T Io l o lo u r C |k | Voted Best Spa & Esthetics 9 y e a r s in a ro w 51 8 Postridge Drive 90 5-25 7-7 427 c o lo u ra d d ic tio n .c o m B e tw e e n c h lo rin e fro m p o o ls and th e s u n 's UV rays, s u m m e r can be a d a m a g in g tim e fo r y o u r s k in . B u t you can e a s ily re s to re y o u r n a tu ra l g lo w w ith a p o p u la r s e c re t in g re d ie n t a m o n g do-ity o u rs e lfe rs fo r s o ft, s u p p le s k in an d shiny, h e a lth y h a ir -- honey. H oney n e e d s no p re s e rv a tiv e s , a d d itiv e s , o r refi n ing, m a k in g it o n e o f th e fe w b e a u ty p ro d u c ts th a t c o m e s s tra ig h t fro m n a tu re . H ere a re tw o re c ip e s to in c o rp o ra te in to y o u r b e a u ty ro u tin e . C u c u m b e r-h o n e y to n e r. P uree o n e m e d iu m c u c u m b e r in a b le n d e r an d d ra in th e liq u id th ro u g h s o m e c h e e s e c lo th . A dd tw o te a s p o o n s o f ho n e y an d m ix. To u se , s h a k e b o ttle and s a tu ra te a c o tto n pad w ith th e lo tio n . S w eep over fa c e , n e c k an d c h e s t and le t a ir dry. G e n tle h o n e y clean ser. In a s m a ll bow l, m ix 1 4 cu p honey, one ta b le s p o o n liq u id baby s o a p , an d 1/2 c u p g ly c e rin (fo u n d in d ru g s to re s ). Pour o n to a c le a n fa c e s p o n g e o r s o ft c lo th an d g e n tly rub o n to fa c e . R inse w ith w a rm w a te r an d p a t dry. (NC)