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41 | Thursday, June 25, 2015 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com In the Pan Am Games spirit, Oakville artist Luigia Zilli has a new solo exhibition of cycling paintings at the Milton Centre for the Arts' Holcim Gallery, from July 2-25. At far right, Zilli pretends to bike in front of her painting Game On. Above is Cyclist and Poppy Field, while at right is Last Kilometre. | photos by Nikki Wesley ­ Oakville Beaver Latest art exhibit combines Zilli's two passions: bikes and flowers OSCB continued from p.40 bicycles, will be open to the public Mondays and Fridays from Zilli has dedicated a website to her cycling pieces, which are art skills by taking courses with artists and teachers held in 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tuesdays-Thursdays, 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; available for viewing at www.bicycleart.ca. private studios and art schools. and Saturdays, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information on the Toronto 2015 Pan Am and However, working for a year in the studio of a sculpture is An opening reception for the exhibit will be held on Parapan Am Games, visit www.toronto2015.org. where she truly enhanced her techniques, she explained. Thursday, July 2 from 6:30-9 "I have to say, when I paint... it's therapeutic and I immerse p.m. myself and I kind of let go. I enjoy my time," she said. "It goes Anyone wishing to attend so fast that I don't realize how many hours I've been painting. is asked to RSVP to info@ Most of the time, I take very short breaks, but I've been known luigiazilli.com. to paint for four hours without The ballet summer dance camp stopping. I really enjoy it." that will have your children Zilli said she works predominantly jumping for joy. with acrylics because she needs the General $8.50 | Children & Seniors $6.50 | All seats Tues $5.00 AUGUST 3 ­ 14, 2015 paint to dry quickly so she can go on AGES 5 ­ 8 ShowtimeS for June 26th - July 2 to the next layer. The Junior Summer Dance Camp "I usually like to paint on a new thiS weeK: teD 2, is a fun, exciting yet challenging textured canvas," she noted. "I lay terminAtor GeniSyS, mAGiC miKe XXl session geared towards the young my own texture... I like the look of oAKVille feStiVAl of film AnD dancer who wishes to explore an old fresco." Art iS here June 27-28! creative movement and expressive Zilli's works are in collections Berkshire County (14A) dance. The curriculum includes: across Canada and in the U.S., Brazil, Tue: 7:30 · ballet Australia, Italy, Germany and France. far from the madding Crowd (PG) · modern/jazz Fri, Mon: 1:00, 6:30 While cycling is her latest passion, Tue: 1:00 · choreography the Oakville painter said she still film.Ca After hours the Princess Bride (PG) · dance appreciation enjoys painting landscapes -- the Fri: 11:30 PM · general fitness classes subject matter she started out with inside out (G) · dance related arts & crafts. Fri, Tue: 12:00, 12:45, 2:10, 3:00, 4:00, 5:15, 6:45, 7:30, 9:40 in the small town in Italy where SaT - Sun, Wed - Thu: 12:00, 2:10, 4:30, 6:45, 9:40 Classes are held Monday ­ Friday she was born, which was filled with Mon: 12:00, 12:45, 2:10, 3:00, 4:00, 6:45, 9:40 (9:00 ­ 3:00), with before and hills, flower fields and trees, Zilli Jurassic world (PG) after school care available. explained. Fri, Mon - Thu: 1:15, 3:50, 7:00, 9:30 SaT - Sun: 1:15, 3:50, 7:00 Jurassic world 3D (PG) "I also enjoying painting geese," TO BOOK YOUR PLACE CONTACT US: Fri, Mon: 4:20, 9:15 SaT - Sun: 9:15 Tue: 4:20 she said. "They're fascinating. I came p. 905 302 Jeté (5383) magic mike XXl (14A) e. oakvilleballet@gmail.com to Ontario (and) I started seeing Wed - Thu: 1:00, 4:00, 7:30, 10:00 www.oakvilleballet.com them fly in this "V" formation... and ted 2 (14A) the cyclists sometimes remind me Oakville School of Classical Ballet Fri, Tue: 1:30, 3:30, 7:15, 9:00, 9:40 SaT: 1:30, 4:15, 7:15, 9:40 Offering the 260 Robinson Street of them in their formations (when Sun: 1:30, 3:50, 7:15, 9:40 Mon: 1:30, 3:30, 7:15, 9:00 Oakville, Ontario very best in Wed - Thu: 1:30, 4:15, 7:20, 9:45 racing)." L6J 1G6 classical and terminator Genisys (14A) Zilli's latest exhibit combines contemporary Wed - Thu: 12:45, 3:30, 7:10 her two passions with many pieces ballet training terminator Genisys 3D (14A) portraying cycling and flowers. Wed - Thu: 9:15 for over 50 Art of Cycling, which includes a years. 171 Speers Road, Oakville (at Kerr St.) | 905-338-6397 (MEWS) group of 20 paintings of cyclists and www.film.ca Junior Summer Dance Camp