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THE LINKS CANTERBURY GOLFeCLUB af a $38 Canterbury Golf Club Players Card. ong. Drop ina the Pro Shop for details, www.golinorth.ca CANTERBURY GOLF CLUB 127 Waterinoy Port Parry 18 Hole Executive Par 64 Course 4 Country Lane Golf Course > é +Pro Shop *Snack Bar + Fully Licensed ~ Open through 2009 ~ 4145 Country Lane Rd., 905-655-3265 | Continued from page 36 property intriguing enough to make the Sunday drive to Port Perry, and as they say “the rest is history.” Tt wasn’t until just eight years ago that Jennifer was introduced to pastel art. It happened during a visit from her snowbird step-father, who would reside in an apartment above their garage in the warmer months. Recognizing Jennifer’s interest in pastels, he nonchalantly recommend- ed a reference book on technique. He left her with an open invitation to the tools to try it out - should she decide to. Never looking back the very apart- ment where her initial curiosity began is now a studio filled with an array of paintings showing her attraction to, but not limited to, older villages in the United Kingdom and Europe. In addi- tion there’s pet portraits, rural envi- ronments and of course the impossibly detailed one twelfth scale versions for dollhouses - a dozen of which will be displayed at an upcoming dollhouse show. On selling her first piece eight years ago, Jennifer explained she was part of a “group artist show” at the Piano Cafe in Port Perry and had four or five paintings on display. She remembers returning to col- lect the paintings when the show was over and being perplexed that one was missing. To her delight she discovered that one painting had been sold. When asked if she had a favourite painting her answer is, “it's always the last one and the next one I’m working on,” said Jennifer. Jennifer has no stringent routine to follow. It’s usually not until the end of the day, when all the chores are done, that she sits down to immerse herself into the eyes of a cherished pet or some village far away. The beauty of her pieces stand alone, but it’s the time staking intricate details that are truly awe inspiring. To see for yourself, visit the stu- dio. An appointment can be made by calling 905-985-3295, or by email at 38 FOCUS - MAY 2008 By Chris DeClute Focus on Scugog focus@observerpub.ca