I had the honor, about three months ago, to sell a picture by Gladys “Robertson, in the Sidney library where our art club displays works of it’s members. ‘The club requires each displaying member to be on ‘library duty now and-then. As I. remember, the picture was a-scenic near Island View valley. - The picture was not.a true representation of the scene; instead of - green fields of cabbages and potatoes, the picts was mainly purple and black. I have seen several nictiires of Gladys Robertson before and I love them all. Gladys’ favorite subject matters include roads, walls, trees, _ fields, barns and vehicles. It makes no difference what subject matters . she chooses. When she puts in her stamp of her personality the picture is totally hers... Who else dares to usé purple and black to describe a ‘greenish field of - cabbage and potatos? What you see is not really a vegetable patch — it “is actually her feelings. Glady is one of the mature artists of our club ‘who can break the boundage of the necessity of painting pretty pic- tures. Her paintings give us strength and courage. One feels one is standing in front of a chunk of hot cast iron. It may look dark but the: heat is all there. When I asked Glady to be my guest for this week’s column che im- mediately said yes. I like Glady’s straight forward character. | am glad to be able to share her thoughts with readers. You may. want to meet her someday. She is.often.seen in art galleries when there are eexhibitions of mean- ~ingful arts. You will have better chances to find her in galleries than in a fashion shop. In the following article she centres her thoughts on her ae -) concept of art. Ona beautiful golden autumn day five aspiring female artists are con- fronted with blank canvases and the challenge of making a picture. They are out with their group or art teacher at a nearby lake or park. - The first one produces a coloured picture rather than a painting: It. could appeal to a no-nonsense type who boasts loudly ‘‘I know what 1 like.” Never mind that the camera could do as well or better. The second painter also reproduces the scene in all its too glorious = over-coloured glory with practically. every leaf-outlined in minute. : detail. A viewer will say of this one: ‘‘Now that’s what I call a real pic- “ture. Must be around Beaver Lake.’’ Or Okanagan Lake — or Loch Lomond. Great pride is taken in locating the scene. ~The’ Ww ster Galle ee ' ual one show with's recent “Jorgensen “potlecis fora arrangements. eee Colin Graham paints es the - beautiful scenes ~ of: the - Saanich Peninsula with lective unconscious get together for ‘Noel’ _ Kaleldseope: Theatre will be a forming ‘!Nocl’', a joyeous re-- telling of ‘the Christmas story ala. 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