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", -._ N BlM9tW' (rf.'),,'," ', _ W 'x, J" i; ewehfiiflei 0 vo it l js,;.'.; ""ss -’e“~‘%§~_ _i5s'iitiiiyi'cji,d, 'rrrr'y _ , g tw‘*iqra‘,’2wame=lteeg>e§,1; =l, ': _ Alf Blything talks about his life-long interest in drawing, the circumstances ' i that led him to pursue art more seriously, and some of the teachers who _ '. ' helped him learn to express his imagination with pen and brush: qF2tM Ea 'aa. , _ , , a, 2 From the early years of four and five until hard work and self-awareness to be able to , . © E 1.5S, _ IllllllBl of; 6 high school graduation at 16 years, I would express things with a pen or a brush So I ' ' ' ' l ' gil . . . ' £41 draw often There was not any particular sub. moved on from the realism world, and joined . ' ' T ‘ ,., w ' ' 3 a Ject matter, just whatever took my fancy at that the Cobourg Art Club, who were at that time a, 'i = W: ' , , , ,5 __ " Ars ' ‘ tO T, 5 age People, animals cartoons, trees were all of receiving instruction from Ontario Arts College p, f Rai " It - " . L ‘ f . 25%., - I a g If interest to the pencil or pen of this budding instructor fim Pagett a l IE , . _ _ m . _ a » _ I t i.“ sketcher. This wasa majoradvancementfor me in the l ';:-1: ' liN " M o e , o g I got away from drawing for several years, world of an Privately, in my studio, I would a $352” Jr C. Meir I,' i-y". v; " F- cr, hat at the age of 22 I emigrated from England truly experiment with all types of paints, E§§y =7 s%iililirivi::isiitriall _ F- g to Canada with my wife Edna, and I returned assemblages, trompe l’oeil, and impressionism J is W a 1m, IiiiillN 2f CD g to drawing and painting sporadically. ltwas only urhenPagettsavmymorkandait- 1: C, V _ w (5.". ,7 'P , ', . , 13:: fd However, other things became more important ically acclaimed that which was acceptable; 7 l 7 43, 9% '-,' an 1 ". -’ 'l ' - v,,". 1"t", E E 8 during this part ofmy life, things like my job, that I got the boost to my confidence that l i-'gis.s, _ tit/ir'1's,rc" f _ ' ' tel - - rrt'iEj-j'1i,"' 2 '5 buying a house playing soccer, belonging to obviously needed. Pagett was an instructor ilt "Cr,, ’ . K: It, , -t _ ' Lii'i% 37" 'si' E l service organizations and generally art took a who took bold chamm and On sure it has "ge, x _ . ". gang; " 2'giji tn g g 3 back seat to all ofthis helped in ntydaelopment, 'art ?it19, _ ' ' if” 't We , r. D E f? Then in 1982, fate took a hand in my life Now I paint often in my studio. I’m pleased - A _ oi, . 'racist _| 5 3 when I was slowed down by a fairly major to say [have a somewhat fertile imagination 9% = if I, it - 1, " " _ tk I' CT. heart attack During the recovery process, my which, when coupled with a modicum of artis, e'" _--.-'"' ' ' , 'ht ' e” . 'Fi'whr J rl I g i!-':' ‘ dear wife Edna thought it would be therapeu- tic skill and akeensense of humour, allows me _ f.“ V T 3 3*» .v tll ' ' g t l tic for me to enrol in an art dass at Ed the pleasure of creating works which are "sf... l 7 1yy's “2-1;: F' o - E l Watson's house in Calming This class was an thought-pronoking and sometimes humorous _ ’ _ 'tit,, l ~ h' o r!-) "s ', evening class, every two weeks and the medi- Of course, I do not always know what the end lb ' lk i , c." / Nit' y' " r _ , co g iy um was oil wa to my surprise I took to the result will be, and often I wrprisemyseif bythe 2 W -. lg, n "e , - 'itaiiallMlll CC i? realism in Ed Watson's instruction and with finished product.! have been lucky thatlhaue t C tis C" ' tis ' ' _ m C) g the help of his great knowledge of oil colours! people who like and purchase my work. The .l 'ss", E‘ C, 3" " » " ' ll? E . ' . ' . - , ‘ -r _ I created a very nice picture This my frst oil future holds many secrets and I hope to be .4 fl 2, - . a” " . q _ _ 'c? 0 g m painting massuhsequently framed and sold to front and aortregitdngr9painted impressions ‘2 . v, '", P ':' , 'al, ___,:s ‘ tt" LI. F, g; an acquaintance. of lifeas l see it It's somethinglloue to do and ,gTEf-E' . " Mi 7-3 ' 8 F? At the time, I thought I would probably Ikopethepablie will appreciate it eventually. if,“ Pt," in" Ctr'""'," _ V2 w IU g a; becorneasaumdpiauio the couple of weeks Meanwhile. Picasso, youre still an top-but “a” t 'y, , vcr-m, , y .. t, ham Il E g s. Well any artist will tell you it takes a lot of the load competition is heating up. [A i 'rj-ft (f r, . 5' Js,i q l f: _ _ Til -- g la-,', , Cer.? r “f pf "x - - - L 'i',:: 'lla, Qirtt,it,slr,' 2tii,i, " 4:. tr,o'.s.i! fifl'i‘ 'iN, Fca' 1" ' I» ' 2 8 fr'C' - -..{ . _ to; M <t o A "de. 34:31-19; a, /' V li, tre, l imam: E% P. = gl F, l-",:>' m E g [ a} ttEa . 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