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www.oakvillebeaver.com Artscene Oakville Beaver · WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2008 35 If it's Tuesday, they must be painting By Joanna Phillips SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER GROUP WORK: These seven artists are among a group of women artists who meet regularly on Tuesdays to paint together and share ideas.Their paintings will be for sale at the May Court's Art and Artisans by the Lake show at Appleby College this weekend. It may not be a sport, but art is still a team effort for a group of women, who meet once a week to explore and channel their creativity. It takes more than just deft hands to participate in one of these exclusive get-togethers. Tuesdays are spent life painting and drawing in Karen Walker's big open living room, where the golden hues of warm sunshine light up the canvas and imagination. The goal is to pick up "techniques on how to make us look at something in an abstract way," says Robin Hollingdrake. Consequently, there is a lot more than meets the eye here. There is also much more to these ladies than their interest in fine art. Seven women were gathered last week at Walker's home in Oakville, for an all-day session of artistic expression. If you haven't heard of Karen Walker, Robin Hollingdrake, Kim Lee Kho, Susan Dain, Karen Darling, Patricia Singer and Sally Jackson, well, it's about time you did. Art lovers can now feast their eyes on some of their best pieces, courtesy of May Court's Art and Artisans by the Lake Show and Sale. The event will run 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both Saturday April 19 and Sunday April 20, at Appleby College. Admission is $4, with the price tags on the art a little steeper- $300 to $2,000. The seven wonders have all had their art displayed in commercial galleries. Hollingdrake's talent was recently showcased in the AIC gallery at the Burlington Art Centre. Walker has had 19 paintings from a recent trip to Tuscany housed at Ristorante Julia in downtown Oakville. The range of their artistic pursuits is broad. Portraits, figurative and pure abstraction, even photo-based, they've pretty much done it all. Jackson, however, is the only one that works with pastels. She is the president of Pastel Artists Canada, and teaches abstract art at Oakville Arts Society, Visual Arts Mississauga, Burlington Art Centre, as well as privately. Jackson is also represented by Cannington House Gallery on Bronte Road. Walker is an urban landscaper, and received her arts education at the Dundas Valley School of Art and Okanagan College. Ten years ago, she and friend Valerie Coomber founded May Court's annual show and sale. See xxx