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By Dominik Kurek OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Who knew that love and marriage went together like art and architecture? But, thats exactly what it will be at the Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre when it hosts a new exhibit, titled A Love Story, which opens today (Sept. 17) The exhibit features the works of Oakvilles Mercedes and David Horne, both of whom were English born, who had been married for 50 years. The show will have the paintings cre- ated by Mercedes and the architectural drawings by David making the show a marriage of art and architecture. He was a very well-known interna- tional architect and she was an amazing artist and they are being forgotten, said the centres chair Sybil Rampen, who knew the married couple. Its a love story because for six years when she got Alzheimers he looked after her 24/7 with total love, unconditional love. Mercedes was a painter throughout her entire married life and held solo and group art exhibits of her work. In 2001 she was diagnosed with Alzheimers dis- ease and gave up the art. A few years later David assembled a book cataloguing his wifes artistic pas- sion which he self-published. The book was titled Catalogue of Creativity. The book also features some of the predic- tions, which Mercedes, who was also a psychic, had channeled. When he passed away in 2007, during their 50th year of marriage, Mercedes was moved to a private care home where she continues to reside to this day. The catalogue that David assembled features photographs, reviews and quotes. It follows her work change from bold realism to passionate abstraction in a variety of styles and media. David cared for his wife as the demen- tia took hold of her and in his biography, titled The Life in the Years, he printed a letter describing a day which was con- sumed by Mercedes needs. When he was asked how he did it, his answer was: love. Mercedes was taught by Davids mother, who was a very well-known artist. Her work is so close to nature. Theres a corn series and you can see the wind blowing through the corn, Rampen said. Its unbelievable work and its big. Then there are 22 miniatures that she did. Many of the paintings in the show were lent to the gallery by Mercedes friends and her brother, Ken Deeley. www.footsolutions.com 213 Lakeshore Road East Downtown Oakville (905) 339-FOOT (3668) Worth it. The Original Available in Brown or Black Thats what people say. The only problemwith Blundstone boots is that they never seem to wear out. Oh, people try. But after a few years of kicking the bejeez out of them, theyre morecomfortable than ever and still going strong. Expensive? Nope, they get cheaper by the day. Open Tuesday to Sunday. Closed Monday.Open esda to S 33 Friday , Septem ber 17, 2010 O A KVILLE BEA V ER w w w .o akvillebeaver .co m Marriage of art and architecture at Joshua Creek Aside from the artworks and architectural designs, the exhibit will feature the two published books and pic- tures of the couple and more. David had designed a cultural centre for north Oakville, Rampen said. We have plans for that in the exhibition. It could have been a fantastic building. The exhibit runs until Oct. 10 and there is an open- ing reception on Sunday, Sept. 19 from 1-4 p.m. Gallery hours are 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays to Sundays. The centre is located at 1086 Burnhamthorpe Rd. E. For more information visit www.joshuacreekarts.com. The Oakville Galleries will be present- ing a new exhibit, titled Diabolique, at its two locations, which opens Saturday, Sept. 18. The exhibit is the work of 21 artists who show through their work the impact of war, violence and human conflict on contemporary life. The exhibit features a mix of dark scenes and evocative narra- tives and the works pose questions about the human capacity for violence. According to organizers, Diabolique evokes contemplation of social and polit- ical crises both locally and abroad through its representation of anxiety, hope and struggles, banalities and birthrights, and sublime truths and harsh realities. The exhibit was curated by Amanda Cachia and was organized and circulated by the Dunlop Art Gallery. Diabolique features works by Bogdan Achimescu, Matilda Aslizadeh, Rebecca Belmore, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Dana Claxton, Douglas Coupland, Mario Doucette, David Garneau, William Kentridge, Wanda Koop, Fawad Khan, Emanuel Licha, Shirin Neshat, Michael Patterson-Carver, Dan Perjovschi, Raymond Pettibon, Nancy Spero, Althea Thauberger, Jason Thiry, Scott Waters and Balint Zsako. An double-opening reception takes place on Sunday, Sept. 19. The first is at the galleries Centennial Square location, 120 Navy St., from 2:30-3:30 p.m., fol- lowed by the continuation at the Gairloch Gardens location, 1306 Lakeshore Rd. E., from 3:30-5 p.m. Cachia will speak at the receptions. The exhibit ends on Nov. 14. For gallery hours and more informa- tion, visit www.oakvillegalleries.com. War, violence and conflict at Oakville Galleries The Oakville Arts Council is present- ing an afternoon event where people of the arts community can get together and network. Creative Connections will take place Friday, Sept. 24 at CJs Cafe in Bronte from noon to 2 p.m. The event is free. The event coincides with Culture Days celebrations. A free beverage will be served and a lunch menu will be avail- able. The cafs located at 2416 Lakeshore Rd. W. For more information, visit www.oakvillearts.com. Arts community can connect at CJs Cafe during Culture Days