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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Wednesday, January 29, 2014 | 8 Lightsome exhibit showcases nature and flowers by Julia Le Oakville Beaver Staff Artscene "Connected to your Community" Oakville resident Theresa Harrington is displaying and selling her artwork at the Allergro Café in Whole Foods Market. The exhibit, called Lightsome, captures the effects of light and the luminous qualities reected through nature and owers, according to the 53-year-old. The show and sale, her rst solo one, will run until March 30 at the grocery store at Cornwall and Trafalgar roads. An opening reception will be held sometime in February. Harrington, who has been on sick leave from her visual arts teaching job with the Toronto District School Board, says she's been exploring painting more over the last two years as a way to keep herself busy and lift her spirits. There are nine pieces of various sizes on display ranging in cost from $200-$1,000. Capturing the effects of light on organic forms is an integral aspect of her work, describes Harrington, who has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. She's exhibited her work with the Oakville Art Society in the past. A W A R D W I N N E R The Optimist Club of Oakville presented Oakville violinist Leslie Ashworth with the Optimist Award last month at the Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre. Ashworth was named the best Oakville performer in the Oakville Chamber Orchestra's rst annual Concerto Competition. | photo courtesy of The Optimist Club of Oakville Oakville resident Theresa Harrington is showing and selling her oil-on-canvas works at the Allegro Café inside the Whole Foods Market at Cornwall and Trafalgar roads until Mar. 30. Here, she stands in front of two of her works, Rosa `Black Baccara', left, and Lillies. | photo by Graham Paine ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or www.facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) 1st TAN FREE 1 per customer. New clients only..18+ VOTED #1TANNING SALON Beauty &Spa Spray Tan No Burns LOOK BETTER - FEEL BETTER 905.338.2700 | 511 Maple Grove Dr. www.tanwild.com