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Tuesday, December 21, 1999 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER B5 A r ts & E n te r ta in m e n t Oakville B eaver E ntertainm ent Editor Carol Baldwin 845-3824 (Extension 254) Fax: 337-5567 P reludetosum m er would-be artists explore the m agic o f acrylics By Carol Baldwin O akville a rtis t begins w in ter workshops to help board is all you need. Then you can roll it back up and bring it home on a plane with you." Durie's winter workshops promise to reveal the versatility of acrylics while encouraging participants to choose what they want to paint and how they want to paint it. "Everyone has to learn to paint how they want to paint, not how I want them to paint," explains Durie. "If you can draw a circle and a square, you can learn to sketch with paint." These workshops will be Durie's first since her move to Oakville. But she's an old hand at teaching, having offered a variety of workshops for years in her RiveiCrest Gallery in Missis sauga. However, after a holiday in Nova Scotia this fall, during which she painted the colourful country landscapes of Quebec and Nova Scotia, she was ready to begin teaching again. "It was the most gorgeous drive," she says, recalling the "crimson, low-bush blueberries" set against the mountains of Quebec. "I came back through the United States with its white mountains and green mountains. I couldn't wait to get home and paint." And that's when she decided that she'd like to share her love of painting with others through a series of workshops, which will begin in early January from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. These work shops will take place over four or five Tuesdays or Thursdays, depending on response, and will cost $40 per day. "Anyone who is interested in a workshop can phone me and come and visit and see my work. Then they can decide if they want to come or not," she says. "And I can make sure that they have enough equipment to start with." Durie's winter workshops will focus on land scapes, florals and still life. For more informa tion, call Rivercrest Studio at 842-5727. ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Sally Durie is already planning for the summer, envisioning a large cottage with a roaring fireplace, boats, a dock, and art lessons. The Oakville artist will be the instructor, of course, and her students will have a half-day art workshop, a room for the night, breakfast, lunch and an afternoon and evening to paint, explore, and enjoy the amenities. All for about $100 a day. "If I could rent a nice big cottage, with a fireplace, I would take my students with me. Every morning, we could paint and have a cri tique time. Then they can go into town in the afternoon or...," she says, trailing off as though the possibilities are dancing around in her head. Those are, of course, her long-term plans. Her immediate ones also include art workshops, but they will be conducted in her home studio in Oakville, and the painting will be done, more likely than not, inside. "Painting outdoors can be so overwhelm ing," she says, explaining that the students in her winter workshops should be ready to tackle outdoor scenes by summertime. Participants in her January classes can range from beginner to advanced, all of whom will explore the magic of acrylics as well as learn some basic skills like cutting masonite and treating it for painting. "I have tried all media, and acrylic is a ver satile medium. If you go too far, you haven't ruined it...With acrylic, if you work thinly, you can paint right over it, change it," she explains. "And it's good to travel with because it dries quickly. A treated canvas rolled up and a clip Photo by Barrie Erskine Artist Sally Durie has decided to share her love of acrylics by holding painting workshops at her Oakville studio in early January . 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