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PAGE 12, WIBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MABCH 7, 1%90 Victorian art at gallery 'Lterior, Green and Gold,' by Leonard Campbell Tay- lor (1874-1969). 'The exhibition «Mfe Victorian Cuit of Beauty,' began Saturday at The Station Galery and wil continue until Mardi 24. The 31 works shown in the exhibition, inicluding illust- rations, prints, preIininary char- coai sketches and highly fmshed pencil studies, sculpture and oil paintings, show the civersity of stylistic influences in Victorian art. T he selection of works from the Art Gallery of Ontario collec- tion (with the exception of two works on loan from the University of Toronto) represents 15 artista and a handful of craftsmen. Among the artists representect are Edward Burne-Jones, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Albert Joseph Moore and George Fredrick Watts, illustratinq, to varyinK degrees, the classicist, romanti- cist, fantaisiste and realist points Of view. As stated in the guide to the exhibition, 'Mhe Victorians saw themselves as masters of a glori- ous empire. They witnessedloth the growth of their economy as a result of England's development as the world's firt* industrial nation and tremendous terri- torial expansion. «That a collective pride and a certain self-righteousness should rtmwssa in I101. surpr4smg. 1or is it surprisingr that the Victorians were eclectic. The e dn boundaries of the 7:1pire, encom assing diverse cultures, open the eyes of the British, and the artists in particular, to an enormous array of styles.» Each artist is preocupied with the pursuit of beautychelya it is embodied by the Iemýale'face and form. A special exhibition tour' will be held on Sunday, March 11, 2 pjxn., at the gallery. The tour wilI bconducted by Nangy Minty, assistant curator, European Paîting and Sculpture, Art Gal- lery of Ontario. Altinbilek . ,....coloi on display at library .*. Watercolors by Merral Altinbilek are on display at the Whitby Public Library until March.31. BUSINESS LUNCHEON Served from 11:3Oam to 2:3Opm Tuesday to Friday Experience our delectabie dinner menu selections servedin our 'Bistro f"atmosphere frOM 5PM tii ciosing. In addition to our regular "Fare" we feature 6 Early Bird Specials from 5pm to 6:3Opm For Only Although exposed to varlous forms of art, she expresses herself best in watercolors. Her interest in art and her achievements in the art field dates back to her childhood and teenage years, but eue began painting serioualy in 1983. Since then she took numeroeis courses and workshops with distinguished artiste and participated in group shows and juried exhibitions. Her affection for the beauty of nature is reflected in her .axtings through realistic landsapes colorful florals, shapes found in nature and close-ups of things. Her paintinge hang in many private and public collections acros Canada and Europe. In 1988, one of her paintings was chosen by the Oshawa Art Association as the festival "draw prize' and raflled at the end of the 1988 Camp Samac Art Festival. Altinbilek's interest in the art field is élso reflected in her involvement with several art associations and institutions. She is a member of Oshawa Art Association, Visual Arts Ontario, Whitby Station Gallery, McLaughlin Gallery and Bowmanville Visual Art Center. This year she is the president of the Oshawa Art Association. One- «et pkay Thursdkiy ANNE SYME of the Durham Shoe- string Performers is dfrector of the one-act play, 'Mary's Heart,' to be performed at 8:30 p.m., March 8. at the Oshawa arti resource centre (behind city hall). Admission is free. Murray eibit inPeel. DFÇTAIIRANT I~TNESE FOOD BUFFET DAILY Sat. & Sun. Brunch $6.25 (more than 50 items to choose from for dinner) Dine in anid Take-outsev<. ýD 107 BROCK ST. S., WHIBY ~668-K2222 Joan Murray of Whitby, studentsud curatoe of Canadian art for more than 20 years, will be both exhibitor and judge at the Art Gallery of Peel this spring. Murray will judge Peel's l7th Annual Juried Show of Fine Art, April 18 tc, June 8, at !the art ga]lery afterher! own eihibition at the samne location. Her exhibition, 'Mic Mountains, March 7.to April 15, features abstract and -semi-abstract 'paintings Ïnapired by the lkocky Mountains.' ."M.fm~dnawvt iv ahoI..i. time of day and1 according to whether they have land or water in thé foreground," says Murray. "In painting them I try to comment obliquely on tI> mountains as commercial symbols of Canda, national trade marks."e Director of the McLaughlin Galleiy ini Oshawa,, Murray has a BA 'in fine art from the Univer-t.ity of Toronto and a MA in md" art from Columbia Universii ., New York. The Art. Gallery of Peel is part of the. Peel Heritage Complex in Reservations Recommended Tuesday Io Sunday 430-3017 939 Dondas St. W. Whilby à