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B6 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, February 16, 2000 Arts & Entertainment Oakville Beaver Entertainment Editor. Carol Baldwin 845-3824 (Extension 254) Fax: 337-5567 A hands-on adventure; no experience necessary By Kathryn Harriman SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER W ith A frican art and abstract pictures o f em bryos, peeled apples, and faces o f the w om en o f Indonesia and various A frican countries covering the w alls, W ilm a Stam m 'le r's house is clearly a hom e gallery. A nd that hom e gallery serves as inspiration for the stu dents that the seasoned O akville artist teaches in her new w atercolor art classes. S tam m 'ler first began giving art classes after years o f people suggesting that she do so. "I never was really interested in teaching," she explains. "B ut I had painted for 15 years every day for six hours and I needed som e thing new in my life." So, on their daily w alks, she and her husband put flyers in n eighbour's m ailboxes, explaining S tam m T er's back ground as an artist and the classes she w as offering. H er classes are lim ited to six w ould-be artists and, "are really hands on." T hey are geared to beginners but she also teaches advanced students and declares that partici pants do not have to know how to draw. "I w atch them every step and if I think they are going the w rong w ay I say, `S to p '. I tell them how to do it and show them on a separate piece o f paper," she explains. Students are free to choose their ow n subjects to paint. But those who w ant som ething to w ork from can select a photo from one o f the shoe boxes on her shelf - the flow er box or the landscape box or the houses and churches box. "E verybody does it in a different way," she explains w hile holding up a picture o f a rocky shore. "Two or three o f my students have painted this, and they are all differ ent." S tam m 'ler also offers ch ild ren 's w atercolor classes (ages 7 and up) on W ednesdays from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. "They are very good draw ers, these children," she says. "The m ain thing is they enjoy it." (See `Birthday' on page B4) P h o to by B arrie E rskine A rtist and art teacher W ilm a Stam m 'ler, right, helps student K athy Few d ecide on how sh e w ould like to fram e h er art w ork. Trade stocks, review shocks, order socks." S T O R E WINTER W I D E S A L E SALE O N N O W Look for the Ennisclare Interiors WINTER SA LE FLYER in S elected Editions o f to d a y 's O akville B eaver c k W lN E s -*| v il l a g e 1 N997< Super Summer wine Sale F e b . 11-19 To enjoy Summer Wine at its VERY BEST it should be started NOW Searching for an easy way to get things done this winter? COGECO@Home high speed Internet access over cable is a real find. Monitor your portfolio and trade stocks, read product reviews, order clothes online and have them delivered, and more Best of all you can get to all this cool stuff right from the home page. COGECO@Home. It's the winter break everyone can use. Give yourself a winter break for ^ S a v f v> .A $1C or only $39.95* a month. BUY 2 PREMIUM BATCHES SAVE UP TO $60 CERTAIN CONDITIONS APPLY Hom e High speed In te rn e t access over cable Available at HOURS: Mon. - w ed.. 11:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Thurs. - Fri.. 11:30 a.m . - 8:30 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. (|T) RadioShack. Iw m # 1 -8 7 7 -8 -A T H O M E www.cogeco.ca/home Maple Grove Village Mall 511 M aple G ro v e Dr.. O a k v ille 844-8989 *Cable modem rental $10/m onth credited for COGECO Cable customers. Regular price of $49.95/month for non-basic cable customers ($39.95/month and $10/m onth cable modem rental). Standard installation charge of $149.95 fo r laptop com puters and non-basic cable customers. Not available in all areas. Some restrictions may apply. Additional charges w ill apply for non-standard installations.