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weekender may 1 1993 p23 arts entertainment vicki waring wildlife preservation a priority for artist kate gilderdale correspondent while the preservation of wildlife is a hot topic nowadays its been a priority for artist vicki waring for as long as she can remember her appreciation of nature came about as a direct result of her art she said my first love was horses i went from that to a fascination with anything which had fur or feathers as her reputation grew and she partic ipated in more art shows i met other wildlife artists and started getting involved in learning about the environment the more you learn the more you get interest ed and the more you want to learn observed the englishborn artist who immigrated to canada in 1974 four years ago she and her husband moved into their dream home which they built and designed themselves to maximize their enjoyment of nature while providing a sanctu ary for a veritable host of birds and ani mals a wildlife haven the home blends in superbly with the landscape around it the location had to be revamped half a dozen times to preserve a tree they didnt want to lose recalled waring in 1983 encouraged by friends she took up her career as an artist full time her watercolor studies of animals and birds show a genuine empathy with and respect for her subjects in one painting of a young fawn for example she captures perfectly the star tled wary expression in its eyes a natu ral reaction to the human presence of the artist nowadays said waring she is torn between pursuing her art and getting more deeply involved in the preservation and care of wildlife if i was going to become a wellknown artist i was going to have to travel and paint a lot more which meant some thing else would have to go but she is not prepared to give up the work she has done in rescuing sick and injured birds and animals and taking care of them until they can safely be released into the wild again stressed waring we have three male mallards living with our domestic ducks on the pond right now i clipped their wings in the fall because i want ed them to stick around through the winter but if they want to leave now they can they show no signs of doing so however they like it here said waring with a smile one of them is really in love with one of the white domestic ducks waring was invited to enter one of her paintings a study of two bluewinged teal in the habitat canada wildlife stamp competition the beautiful painting entitled frag ile reflections now hangs in her gallery which is located in her whitchurch- stouffville home she works closely with wildcare a nonprofit organization devoted to the rescue care and release of wildlife war ing welcomes visitors to her gallery which is open most weekends or by appointment for more information call 6402744 the more you learn the more yog get interested and the more you want to learn vicki waring vicki warings work like this piece is gaining the artist a great deal of attention iwhart seniors day party tuesday may 4 1 993 all merchandise purchased by g seniors and their accompanying jj wf family members use jfl free refreshments excludes advertised sale items prescriptions tobacco baby diapers baby formula stamps and lottery tickets further restrictions may apply at home health care centres and food basket outlets zshoppers drug mart seniors day entry form name telephone signature yirri eight to be won in each participating shoppers drug mart store approx retail value 3000 each chances of winning depend on the number of entries received one entry per person draws will take place hourly from 10 am to 5 pm open to senior residents of canada only see rules and regulatfohsirt store for details free stationery gift set