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The Canadian Statesman 'TVctt&Uvi, Bowmanville, Saturday, January 16,1993 3 P FRIENDS of MUSIC presents RAVAGANZA COMMEMORATING ONEIDA'S 75th ANNIVERSARY .. the guitar world's new superstar" (San Francisco Chronicle) PORT HOPE UNITED CHURCH Sunday, January 24,1993 at 3:00 p.m. Tickets $22.00 available at: Port Hope Chamber of Commerce (416) 885-5519 Clarke Music Centre in Cobourg (416) 372-0555 or call (416) 885-5350 to reserve. Works of Famous Canadian Artist | New President for Chamber Now on Display at Oshawa Gallery by Lorraine Manfredo - An exhibit of paintings by an important important Canadian artist of the late 19th century is now on display at Oshawa's Robert McLaughlin gallery. Central to the exhibition is the large canvas entitled: "Bathers at Capri," Capri," by Hamilton-bom Impressionist William Blair Bruce (1859-1906). The salon painting, showing nudes at the beach, is on loan from the Art Gallery of Hamilton. Thirty smaller oil sketches and pencil drawings by Bruce make up the remainder of the show at McLaughlin. The collection was discovered in the archives of a Swedish museum by 'McLaughlin Gallery Director Joan Murray. Her bid to repatriate the overlooked overlooked works was successful in 1985. These numerous smaller studies, which explore details of the same nude subjects in the larger canvas, are extremely illuminating in documenting documenting the 10 years of preparatory work . which led to the final creation of the larger oil painting. "I think the general public will be very interested in seeing the long process process involved," says Director Joan Murray. "The exhibit shows a decade of hard work." The care taken to perfect the earlier earlier drafts will prove informative to many contemporary artists, Murray says, but she does not foresee a return to such a scholarly approach to painting. painting. "The artist of today works more with the camera. Few artists today would use the laborious, meticulous approach," says Murray. The "Bathers of Capri" won a gold medal award at the 1901 Pan- American Exhibition in Buffalo. The painting is done in the Impressionist Impressionist style, which the artist learned in France under direction from master Impressionist, Claude Monet. In 1887, after studying at an academy in Paris, Bruce settled with his wealthy Swedish Swedish wife in Givemy, where Monet also lived. The Impressionist treatment of color color was considered radical before the turn of the century. The, Canadian- bom artist learned to apply the technique technique in his own way. "It seems to me that Bmce, having understood the vitality of Impressionism, Impressionism, wished to combine it with painting painting the figure, the height of aspiration, some thought, for an artist of the day," Ms Murray states in a booklet about the artist's work. "By zeroing in on this one harmonious harmonious and ambitious work, the exhibition exhibition hopes to bring to life an important artist and hint at the ideals underlying the training of a serious salon contender contender of his day who had become an adherent of the style known as Impressionism." Impressionism." The William Blair Bruce exhibit opened January 7th and will be on view until March 14 th at the' McLaughlin Art Gallery in Oshawa. There's no doubt the greatest challenge challenge facing the new President of the Oshawa & District Chamber of Commerce Commerce is the local economy. Bob Alexander, Alexander, however, says he's determined to see growth and prosperity come to this community. "I've lived and worked in this area most of my life" says Mr. Alexander "and it's a great place to do business" - this is the message message the new Chamber President plans on conveying this year. Bob Alexander has been a partner in the law firm of Creighton, Victor, Alexander, Hayward & Morison for 17 years. The firm has been a member of the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce for 65 years. Mr. Alexander has been a member of the Chamber's Board of Directors Directors for several years and a member of its Executive for three years. He is the past President of the Oshawa Rotary Rotary Club, the Oshawa-Whitby Big . Brothers Association, the Durham Region Region Law Association and the outgoing President of the United Way of Oshawa, Whitby, Newcastle. As a büsiness. person of long standing standing in this community, Mr. Alexander has seen many changes - both good and bad. "The changes that have transpired transpired over the years" says Mr. Alexander Alexander "have made this Region, and the businesses within it, stronger and more durable." While the new Chamber President anticipates a year of many changes, he is quick to remind the business community that with change comes opportunity. Mr. Alexander believes believes that Durham region will be a place of great opportunity in the new year. Volunteers Needed To Stand on Board of Durham Save-a-Heart Durham Save-a-Heart, a nonprofit, nonprofit, regional, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Resuscitation (CPR) training agency, is seeking interested and motivated volunteers volunteers to join their Board of Directors. Directors. A knowledge of CPR is not essential. essential. If you have a few free hours a month to attend noon hour meetings, or to assist at public awareness events and would like further information, please contact Cathy Lehman at: Durham Save-a-Heart 1450 Hopkins Street Suite 106 Whitby, Ontario L1N2C3 (416) 666-0995 "The Bathers at Capri," by Canadian-born artist William Blair Bruce, is the centerpiece of a new exhibit exhibit at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery. Several smaller oil sketches, showing detail from the main canvas, canvas, were recently brought back from à Swedish museum by McLaughlin Gallery Director Joan Murray, (above). She considers the Victorian-period artist to have been most daring in his application of the Impressionist Impressionist technique. The exhibit runs until March 14th. €&n€t c/ow/t IN CONCERT Bowmanville Rotary Club r First Annual Saturday, Feb. 6th at the Bowmanville Recreation Complex s 30 00 per person We'll serve you a "World of Tastes" ... 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