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LIsy Big homecoming for Les Les and Zona Parkes came 'home' on Saturday, and what » homecoming it was! Two years ago, Les, one of Port Perry's most well-known watercolour artists, packed up and moved to the Buckhorn area, north of Peterborough. He says he loves the beauty of Buckhorn, but both he and his wife Zona admit they miss Port Perry. Les still has three students he teaches, sO gots his 'Scugog fix' more often than Zooa. But both enjoyed a warm homecoming Saturday, during the opening of 'Bittersweet' a one man watercolow an show by Les at Scugog Memorial Library Hugs, kisses and laughter were prolific at the library gallery, where family and friends gathered 10 say hello to the Parkes and appreciate the beautiful water olours Les has become famous for While there were some tender portraits of his grandchildren most of the 'Biulersweet" puntings followed a rather umigue theme mixing the beauty of nature with human garbage. The tithe painting reflects the duality it's Nightshade, a beautiful plant that is also poisonous. The colloquial name for Nightshade is Bittersweet. But there is another painting that sums up the theme of the show it's a rather whimsical this forever. So this year, | made a point of i." All of his paintings, while colourful and pleasing 10 the eye, also have their own sense of humour -- especially one called "The Fifth', a forest scene with four crushed cigaretie butts in the phece, § » large, ¢ Lod wp Coca-C ola ¢ can, from and cen- re Les said, "Whenever Zona and I go for a walk, no matter how natural it is, we're bound to comd™s Karen Richardson, a watercolour across a crushed Coke can." Other paintings in the show feature various kinds of trash, from crushed cigarotic packages to palit oo walls "AThere are a few paintings that don't have the garbage in them, per se, but there is some that might not be obvious," he said playfully This penchant for mining nature with trash began in 1985 after he won a J Municipal Garbage'. 8 pe of a mish-mash of broken, rusied stop and tum mgns. "| guess that first one Wentified me," he smd "1 was going 0 do d. "The Fifth' is what you 're looking at when you're smoking the fifth." he said, and grinned. The painting was bor- rowed from the collection of artist horsell who also had a show ot the Scugog Libeary, in January of this year. Karen, by the way, was 50 taken with the Scugog area, that she and her husband are moving to Port Perry in June. Les says he feels flattered that Karen, another artist, has thought enough of has painting © buy iL "1 have a helluva respect for Karen Richardson," he sad But Karen, and everyone who attended the show opening Saturlpy. showed respect for Les Wheh he and Zona lived here they were deeply involved in many community projects, includ ing local theatre, s0 they are ---------------- -------- Las Parkes 1s 8 familiar name in Port Perry artistic circles - white missed by many, many people If you missed seeing Les on Saturday, you can still see his an work on display at the library until April 17 CMHC 5 SCHL Fialping Question habitation house Cansdione pi rw sow HOMEOWNERS DO YOU QUALIFY FOR SS000. ASSISTANCE FOR HOME REPAIRS? This week's column was 10 be about a» robin, but I'M SEEING RED and it 1s NOT on a bird's breast Why are my feathers ruf fled? Well, I'm about © tell you and well you but good. | feel like those people in the movie he lived here, he contributed his many talents to thestre and ant But his watercolour art was the centre of stirsction Seturdey st the brary during the opening of his one-man show, Bitlerswes!'. Lae poses in this photo with fellow artist Karen Richardson, whe owns the Parkes painting In the background, The Fifth', which mixes nature's beauty with human garbage. See story guys everywhere are boing threat ened. How? Every ume someone anyone, pays undue silention 1 the provertial squeaky wheel When an unfair, obnoxious or unnecessarily loud complainer ge kid-glove attention Network' who) wend (© thelr win-§ dows threw them open and yelled 10 the street, "I'm asp mad as hell and I'm not going w take it anymore." Sounds pretty feisty for some one proud of her stay-at-home cookie-beking- Mum image, doesn't it? Why the fury? Something is being threstened gad I'm respond ing with anger. 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It won't be easy of first, but it will be a Jot more pleasant for everyone in the end (Surely some yell just begagse they know they get action, they aren't really enjoying i, are they?) If the poor behaviour is ignored and the good rewspded with positive sien ton (which most child-rearing expen proclaim) things can only pot boner. The finger isn't potnting in any one direction but, if you feel stirrings, t's ume 10 search your soul My final word on the subject? SQUEAKI!!! Surely, my typewriter malfunctions! SQUEAK! There it good again, that noise didn't come from me, did i? SQUEAK! Yes, | guess it gid. OH NO. Another nice pay shout 10 bite the dus (or is it with anything [ve the next time you we me or call 9R59339 and lewve & SQUEBAK od the answering machine.