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Artscene g | Oakville Beaver WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2006 15 Steamships tug at artist' s heart she's now for sale in Spain, but Macmillan says he will continue travelling to Europe with his wife. A member of the Canadian Society of A 1956 Russian tugboat named Rudokop is responsible for a lot of the art Marine artists, Macmillan started drawing as a child, continued as an architect and in Don Macmillan's latest show. That's the vessel that took the now-66 began putting a concentrated effort on his old all over Europe for more than a art about 15 years ago. His current show features watercolours decade's worth of summers and brought him tow many of the scenes he depicts in and oil, but the majority are detailed pen the show, which opened last week at Town cil works of marine scenes, like commer cial vessels and ocean liners he saw either Hall. in Europe or in areas of "It's certainly been a Canada like Muskoka and broad experience," said "There's a certain the Great Lakes. Macmillan, whose work con nostalgia involved "My focus now is doing sists mainly of marine with a steamship, a series of historically cor scenes, something the for because there's rect drawings depicting mer architect finds of great so few of them left.' Canada's steam heritage," interest. he said. "There's a certain "I'm just fascinated with Artist Don Macmillan nostalgia involved with a the old steam ships. The lines steamship, because there's of them, the beauty of them. so few of them left." They have a classic look to Macmillan's love for ships began as a them. It's like people who like older cars, boy and led him to pursue naval college at I'm the same way with ships." About 15 years ago, Macmillan was the age of 16. After a short time there, he asked to help refurbish Rudokop, which is got a degree in architecture from Ryerson now owned by Burlington-based Thomson University and then moved to Oakville Gordon Ltd. but was originally built to with his wife in the 1960s. Since his retirement in 1999, serve the Russian Navy. After restoring the tugboat, Macmillan became part of her Macmillan has participated in shows in Oakville, Japan and at RCN naval reunions crew. k "The opportunity to go and spend three and his work can be found in'private and months steaming around Europe each public collections in Canada, Japan, summer was too good to pass up," said Russia, Sweden, Germany, Holland, Italy, Macmillan, who has been to..'countries Albania and Turkey. Macmillan, also illustrated a self-pubincluding Poland, Russia, Finland, lished book, Saltwater Cocktales, which is Sweden, Norway, Germany, Holland, a collection of anecdotes from his travels. France, Spain, Italy and Greece. Macmillan' s show runs-.at Town Hall, "I got the opportunity to get a lot of material by visiting ship yards in the old 1225 Trafalgar Rd. until Feb. 14. Viewing hours are 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday ports of Europe." Rudokop' s travelling days are over and through Friday. By Krissie Rutherford OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF LI ESA KORTMAN / OAKVILLE BEAVER STEAMING UP THE CANVAS: Artist Don Macmillan stands beside three of his illustrations of steamships, which are currently on display at Town Hall until Feb. 14. The artist has been fascinated by sea faring vessels since he was a youngster and most of his art works are of a nautical nature. Reserve n o w & Save *400 Remember Last Summer!!! SHOW BURLINGTON · OAKVILLE . Y o u r C o m p le t e B rid a l P la n n in g C o n n e c t io n ON BRAND NAME CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONERS CENTRAL AIR WAS This New Years, why not five dancing a whirl? D an ce is th e universal expression o f joy - w h at b etter w ay to celebrate th e N ew Year? Let th e rh y th m take you in to th e N ew Year at Fred Astaire D an ce Studios. M ake it a resolution - N O W 1.5 ton 2.0 ton 2.5 ton 3.0 ton $ 1689 $ 1789 $ 1939 $ 2170 *10 Year Parts & Labour Warranty s 2089 S 2189 $ 2339 s 2570 January 21st & 22nd 2006 Saturday 11-6pm & Sunday 11 - 5 pm Fashion shows twice daily 2 & 4p.m . SHOW ADMISSION $10 FREE PARKING Burlington Convention Centre 1120 Burloak Drive @ QEW "I w ill have more fu n this year. " N E W YEARS S P E C IA L* 10 Sessions of Dancing for $20.06 Limited time offer 225 Lakeshore Road East, 2nd Floor Downtown Oakville 1 block west of Trafalgar Rd. (Entrance from both Lakeshore Rd. * & parking lot off Church St.) DANCE STUDIOS (905) 842-3797 Email: oakvillestudio@fredastaire.ca H EA TIN G & C O O LIN G Call for details. * 0 ffe r cannot be combined. www.aireone.com 1-888-827-2665 ` N e w a d u lt s tu d e n ts o n ly