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THE HERALD Wednesday April MM Page Lifestyles Canadian artist Shirley Deavllle works away in the basement of her home In rural Hills Ms has slowed down the pace of her work recently and her switch to nostalgic art from wildlife art has begun a new chapter In her art Ms Deaville is the feature artist at the auction at the Holy Cross auditorium May Herald photo Shirley Deaville featured in YMCA Art Auction Art aficionados who attend the tenth anniversary of the YMCA Art Auction May 12 will be able to bid on work from a local artist whose nostalgic work has made an inter national splash Shirley is the feature artist for the gala event scheduled for Holy Cross Auditorium The preview of the art begins at 7 with the auction 8 Prom her quaint country home in rural Hills the artist described how she prefers to work at a leisurely pace rather than the hectic pace of an internationally renowned artist like Robert Bateman Three years ago Ms switched from painting wildlife art to nostalgic prints The change has taken her out of what has recently become a highly competitive field and placed her into a more comfortable area an unforgiving medium she says of art You cant make mistakes Now Ms Deaville sells her art out of her Al Marah studio which overlooks Dominion Seed House on Guelph Street in Georgetown The studio named after her Arabian horse also sells many other artists worit Its a family run operation Shirley does the painting her husband David runs the business end of the studio and daughters Heidi and Heather do the framing Shirley her paintings across Canada and many of the nostalgic prints have sold out editions An average print in a series of might sell for around Ms says Recently the artist has slowed down the pace of her work pain ting only what she feels good about In the basement of her home in stead of rushing prints onto the market to keep up with someone like Robert When youre in business art is a whole different ballgame she says Ive always said I didnt want my talent to own me I wanted to own my talent When she was running the hectic life of a business artist she was pressured to make a living The pleasure wasnt I found myself like a hampster in a wheel I do my better work when Im not pressured I could never set my goals as high as Robert Batemans If I did Id have to realize it before I got too far If Im run off my now what in the world would I do if I had that kind of a schedule she said Shirley now favors western and aviation art with two captivating examples adorning her livmgroom walls Her art will be featured with about 40 other Canadian artists and eight international artists at the art auction International artists include Henry Moore and Marc Chagall while local artists like Carol Black Wendy Buykes Jack and Tom and Ruth Gib son will have work at the auction Tickets for the art auction are at the door and in advance Money raised at the art auction goes towards projects such as ctuldcare daycare youth employment services and summer day camps Last year the art auction was attended by about 300 people with money raised topping the mark WINE MAKING HOME BREWING Queen Muscat SpecialS Gallons Pure Grape Juice Beer Kits John Bull John Barleycorns 11 28 Vinlfera Varieties to Choose From Come Check Out Our Worts 240 York Road Guelph opDOSlla Canada v phone 5t9 Landscaping starts at community centre By BETTY SOJKA Ballinaf ad Correspondent On Wednesday April 19 the Womens Institutes Program Committee met at Mrs Burts for a luncheon meeting At this meeting an itinerary was made for the upcoming year Plans include where each meeting is to be held who responsible for the meeting and a topic for each meeting All this is laid in a printed program format so each member will be aware of the schedule for a yeannadvance The current 4H Club All About Wool has completed its meetings This club was thoroughly enjoyed as much was learned about wool its history and members learned how to knit Each person had to knit an item to complete the course The Ballinafad chapter will join 1600 other participants from other clubs in the Wellington and Halton counties at the Milton Agricultural Museum on Saturday Apnl This gathering marks the Achievement Day held after each club completion All are welcome to come to the museum from 10 am to 3 m to view the projects made At the Ballinafad booth you will see items such as a knitted bell scarf head band golf club mittens hand puppets and slip pers There will also be demonstra In lieu of their regular meeting members of the went to the Cedar Glen Convenbon Centre near Bolton The group was joined by Reverend Carol Gierak The day was spent with a beautiful walk through the grounds which was so scenic because the area is very hilly The Bible was studied and a lunch served Work has started on the land scaping project at the Community Centre A large amount of top soil has been to the site Please contact Mrs Marlene Burnett 877 2487 if you have any ques tions about the plans or wish to donate towards the project Dona can also be made at the General Store where the site plans can be viewed Traffic lights approved for Pineview School A collision near Pineview Public School two years ago involving a school child has prompted Halton Region to Install a set of traffic lights The lights will replace a twoway stop presently at the Trafalgar Road Sideroad Five location Regional engineer Tony said the Region was responding to public request following an acci dent involving a gravel truck and a child stepping off a school bus near the intersection in A sevenyearold boy was in jured in the accident That did give rise to some peti tions said Bruce Kitchen Regional Director of design and construction But Mr Kitchen said the intersection was reviewed with a traffic cound taken annually to ensure that roads meet Ministry of Transportation requirements The lights wilt be installed over the next two months and will cost Half of the money will be provided by the Ministry The other 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