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w w w . o a kv ill eb ea ve r.c o m O A KV IL LE B EA V ER Fr id ay , Se pt em be r 1 7, 2 01 0 3 0 Artscene By Dominik Kurek OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Its back to nature for three local artists who are putting on a show at Oakvilles historic Sovereign House. The exhibit, titled Stone Sand Sea, opened last week and runs until Sept. 22. It features works from the artists Lyn Estall, Dan Monaghan and Andrea Seibt. I think its a good, strong, cohesive show, said Estall. I think our work complements each other and its sort of back to nature. Andrea is involved with saving the oceans and there is that native influence in it too. I think its something everybody will instantly get. Its not abstract. Its very representational. The show features more than 35 works from the three artists. Estall has a series of acrylic, encaustic and mixed-media paint- ings as well as jewelry designs. Seibt is a marine biologist and artist who shows her vision of marine life through acrylic and mixed-media paintings. Addition- ally, she uses art as a vehicle for raising awareness and funds for organizations dedicated to protect- ing the worlds oceans. The third artist, Dan Monaghan, is a sculptor who designed the Toronto International Film Festivals 2009 awards. He studied under aborigi- nal soapstone artist Ben Henry. Dan is bringing his huge pieces and his carry away, more affordable pieces, Estall said before the show. Im assuming hes still going to have to carry them (the huge pieces) in here somehow. Estall does a variety of art forms and said shes taken on a sort of Group of Seven artists style. Shed been painting an annual cat calendar for about the past 14 years but she recently stopped doing that, as well as stopped painting and instead she turned to designing jewelry as well as sculp- ture. I got rid of all the paints and everything that I used for cats and really missed painting so I got back to it. So, for this show she returned to painting. Ive been painting up north in Georgian Bay, my sister has a cot- tage there, and Ive got a little stu- dio. So thats why the stones and sea really appeal to me, she said. This is quite new for me to be doing landscapes. I dont think Ive ever done that before. Ive been doing this for a long, long time. Im surprised I only got into land- scape now. She also has many different mediums at her disposal for the show. Ive got metal sculptures, jew- elry and paintings and the absolute realism of the cat paintings and this is something new but every- body whos seen it so far really quite likes it, she said. Estall also uses an art technique of drawing with pure silver filings that are mixed into a paste and squeezed out through a syringe. So the show aims to show the beauty of nature as well as educate the public about its preservation. Andrea is a marine biologist, Estall said. I thought with her doing the under the water part, it would be an interesting mix to put the three of us together. The price range for the pieces in the show starts at as little as $30 for jewelry, up to as much as $11,000 for sculpture. Sovereign House is open Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays 1-4 p.m. Its located at 7 West River St. in Bronte. For more information visit www.brontehis- toricalsociety.ca. Paintings and sculpture show a side of nature PARTY OF THREE: Local artists Lyn Estall (left), Dan Monaghan , Andrea Seibt pose during their Stone Sand Sea show launch at Sovereign House a week ago. The shows runs until Sept. 22. MICHELLE SIU / OAKVILLE BEAVER There are several countries in the world known for producing exceptional cars and to mark the end of summer an event in Oakville will celebrate one of the standouts, just before its time to return the vehicles to the garage for winter storage. The 27th annual British Car Day will take place at Bronte Creek Provincial Park on Sunday, Sept. 19. The event is the largest one-day British car show in North America and will feature more than 1,100 classic cars on display from some 50 different manufacturers. The event will feature a variety of makes, from Austins to Zephyrs. The featured marquees of this year are the Aston Martin and the Jaguar, both of which are celebrat- ing 75 years in production, as well as the models Land Rover Range Rover and Triumph Stag, both of which debuted 40 years ago. The event will feature 60 ven- dors selling items such as tradi- tional British clothing, hard to find classic car parts, tools and acces- sories and, of course, food. Visitors get in for free, but there is a fee for parking. Anyone wishing to participate can pre-register his or her British classic car at the clubs website at http://www.torontotriumph.com/B CD/. Pre-registration is $15 or $20 at the gate. The event opens at 10 a.m. for visitors and the awards ceremony takes place at about 3 p.m. The park is located east of Burloak Dr. and north of the Queen Elizabeth Way. British cars on display at Bronte Creek Provincial Park I think its a good, strong, cohesive show. I think our work complements each other and its sort of back to nature. Andrea is involved with saving the oceans and there is that native influence in it too. Lyn Estall, Artist