The Goderich Signal-Star, 1976-09-16, Page 23By Elaine Townshend -
Driving along the sixth
concession in Goderich
Township, one doesn't expect
tofind an art . gallery and
studio. But there it:is, .on the
top of: a hill nestled between a
corn field and a bush. ;, , ,
Arye -zan.Der-Ende,_o-w-ner
of the studio, has painted for
30 years, but in the.. last 10
years .his hobby has
developed into a serious
business.•This year he quit his
job.,. with Somerville
Industries in London to
devote full-time to painting.
He and his four boys built a
small barn on their eighty-
acreproperty last summer,
and during the winter and
spring, they turned-part.cifthe'
• top floor• into a studio."
On
August 7 and 8, Arye held an
open house andestimated„
almost 200 people viewed his
works.
The artistwas born and
raised in a painter's paradise
a small town just south of The
Hague. A day selddni passed
that he didn't find someone
capturing on canvas . a pic-
turesque windmill, ' canal,
park or fishing. village along
the North Sea.
He mingled with the artists,
watching, listening . and
learning. Althougir lle didn't
know their names, he
remembered their styles for
each of them helped him to
develop his own technique.
When he • was 15, he took
private lessons from local
artists, but the. , person..who.
influenced him themost was
a high school teacher, "who
saw -beauty in everything."
Over the years, Arye
developed a diversified.style'
because he believed a painter
should 'not restrict himself:
His technique ranges from
soft to strong to -fit the mood
of the scene. For example, in
a winter scene, he usessoft
blue- shades with little 'con-
trast — a Style he dubs.
"Mystic.•realism." A.
seascap', meanwhile,
requires a 'strong- tone with
*vivid contrast.
He philosophizes his art this
way: "My paintings
represent not just form but
the ,spirit in sgmething, I
interpret on early, what 4
see in a certain scene at a
particular: moment, andthat
moment and that feeling will
never happen ..• again;:
Therefore, every painting is
unique." y .
When SoTrw,ieone " com'-
inissions h'it' to. paint a
favourite landscape, he fitist
talksto them. about the scene.
He discovers how they'f e'l
,about it.; • then he interpr is
their feeling intd the painting.
Lacking the . proper -in-
terpretation, the .finished
prod; ct will not satisfy the
bil:yer.
"For- example; if someone
asks me to paint a stream
that they, think is. very
peaceful and if. I put. in a
jagged shoreline,' they'll say,
"No! That's not it." But if I.
paint a soft shoreline, they'll
recognize it. If they feel
tranquility in a scene,. then
that'sthe way I'd better paint
it."
Besides •landscapes, he
paints 'still-lifes,"portraits and
semi -abstracts,,.... Ninety per
cent of his landscapes. •are
done on location, and Huron -
County alone offers millions
•of scenes for an appreciative
artist. He paints or sketches
enough on location to capture
the spirit' of the scene, then,
applies the finishing touches
in the"studio.
For portraits; he seldom
requires his models to pose
for long periods. Instead he
takes' photosfrom different
angles, using them and his
memory to create a natural -.
-looking portrait.
For each'painting,,he mixes
his own colours, blending the
shades until they reach the
hue he feels is appropriate.
Thus itslmost impossible
a po
for him to create the same
colour twice. His favourite
technique • is "wet -on -wet";
that is, completing a`.picture
in one sitting. But that is not
always possible.
"Once I start painting," he,
confides, "a magic spell
begins that I don't want to.
break.'I think of nothing else,
eating, sleeping nothing.
Sometimes I start painting at
two in the afternoon and don't
stop until midni.ght."
That's one reason he enjoys
the privacy of his new studio.
:When he worked '.in the house,
he didn't appreciate his wife
calling him half -a -dozen
times for 'dinner. "Now,.
Glennis. ' calls me onee, and
if I don'tcome, she knows
"enough to go ahead without.
.me," he laughs
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Besides giving him a place
in which to work,' the studio
serves as a gallery. for his'
paintings, which. range in
price from $39 to $200. He
maintains that • for .'every
painting, 'there is a potential
owner somewhere.
"Some people glance at all
my paintings," he adds, "and
then go back to one or two.
They niay spend five_ or ten
minutes just staring at one
picture. If the interpretation
speaks to them, . that .is .the
each week at $5.50 per lesson
,or $50 for , the complete
course. • In addiction, the
students can •-purchase. their
init il•supplies from him fora
nominal . cost of ap-
proximately $20. .
• His. approach to .teaching
resembles the way in . which
tie artists in Hollan a to
fluenced him,. and he prefers
to call himself a coach rather
than a teacher. He covers the ;
' basics of, oil painting;
demonstrates how :he mixes
his -colours arrd exlains'how.
he solves; his problems. But
he does net tell, the students
what subject to paint or what
style to adopt. Instead he „
encourages themto ex-
periment with different
techniques.
"Art is *an expression of a
person's feelings. And who
am I to tell them what- they
feel?" he concludes.
He believes most. of his
students will continue
painting as a hobby, but a few
—may become -professionals In- -
fact, one of his. summer
students plans to study art in
university and to become a
right painting • for them.: A
painting is a•lasting thing and
can remain.. in a:family for
generations. That is why . I
want the ,buyers to be
satisfied." e.
Visitors, who don't find the
perfeet paintings for them' but
would like to have souvenirs
from the ':studio, can obtain
decorative °shelves -. priced
from $9.95 to $13,95. Arye
carves slabs ' from barn
boards,that were taken from
a 150 -year-old barn, and uses
the natural texture: of the
wood and hand -painted ac-
cessories . toenhance the
shelves.
The artistic; atmosphere of
the studio -provides an ex-
cellent setting for art classes.
During the summer, Arye
taught six students including
his wife and one son. Two
more classes will start in
September -" beginners and
advanced.
He contends that painting is
actually a less expensive
hobby • than - golfing or.
bowling. His ten week course
includes a two-hour session
Y.O.N. asked to state its case
lessons at Arye's studio
commercial painter. His
lesson at Arye's 'studio
helped him to decide.
*To 'further publicize the Arye VanDer Ende's studio. Is: filled with paintingand
gallery and studio, Arye will" scenes which have been painted on • location ' in Huron
display his paintings at local.
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craft shows as_ well as an
exhibition in "Toronto later
this year. He participated in
six or seven shows last year
and managed to break even; '.:
exposure, not profit is his
ma4n-.reason for attending
such' functions. He hopes
' people will remember his
paintings and visit his studio,
which is only a ten :minute
drive from Bayfield, Clinton
or Goderich.
When'Arye came to Canada.
in 1950 with the first NATO air
cadets, he didn't intend to
stay arid he -didn't dream he
would one day open, an art
gallery and studio on .a •back.
road near Lake Huron.
"Canada was chosen for the
pilots' training because of the
lousy ,winter weather,"; : he
integrated service with expects' to serve• as the national office in Ottawa on a
.trained personnel, high agency of government in full:time basis, and that "it
standards and good super- 'home care nursing, the Order , should be possible to. secure
vision", Mr.. Pickering will have to • •recognize from, a small group of syrn
dgscribes thetiVON,nurse,as,, gCyyernxiie,,nt. ,.,xe�uireniezts pathet ..;. business- cor-'
"an` instin:ccive'°advocate of relating: to cost • control, potations the funds needed to
the patients and their needs'' budgeting, accounting, cost cost support a position of this kind
arida
sks-"Which-'`offers the effectiveness and patient for u five-year, period, tFius
better chance ,of,.concern ...for__ •record --systems. -To improve-- -avoiding any drain on general ,
the individual, a government- its relations . withgovern- revenues''.
employed nursing staff or a 'ments in these and other The Board of Management
voluntary institution long areas, '. Mr. Picwering of the VON for. Canada has
dedicated to the care of the ill . recommends that a "corn- accepted• the :report and is
in their own homes?" petent'business executive" be considering . plans for its.
The: report says that if VON . addedto the staff of the VON ---implementation,
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A 'study` initiated by the. p
Victorian Order of. Nurses for
Canada to' examine the
voluntary agency's :future..
,;role .;ip,, hgme,nurs iw carer
urges that the VON "publicly
state it's case for being
recognized as the agency for
delivering the • nursingcomponent in' Home Care
programs":
Made available for release
by Robert G: Smethurst,
President, VON for Canada;
the: report was prepared by.
Edward A. Pickering; • a
Toronto business consultant,
and chairman' of- the: Ontario
Health Disciplines Board.'
Mr. • Pickering says that
some provincial governments
react positively ' to VON's
participation in Home Care
programs. • Ontario,
Saskatchewan, New ...-$run-
swick 'and Newfoundland, he•
says, foresee a continuing.
and possibly an` expanding
role for VON "if it can
develop . adequate
management capacity to•deal
with - the programs con-
templated": '
In most provinces VON_ is
providing, in whole. or in part,
the nursing component of
Home Care under agreement
With the provincial govern-
ment anin. some cases with
local municipalities. More
than 60 per cent of 1;631,172
Visits made by VON nurses in
the • Qrder's. 78 branches
across Canada in 1975.were
paid from government.funds.
Mr. Pickering says that
with taxpayer's money
available, .governments are
:.apt to take the _position that
the... .service can only be '
'provided through govern.
meritbureaucracy itself, and
:that some of •the public . of-
iicial�s - he interviewed argue,
that " government funding
;requires government
delivery of service. But this is
:,Just not' so according to Mr.
.Pickering whoa listing
1
examples 'to the contrary,
points to.the blood t ansfusion
:service . entirely.financed
from government s¢urces but
.administered y the,
Canadian Red Coss, most
h`lss1$itals which ark under the
direction of boards made 'up
`of both professionals and
:laymen, and legal- .aid
'programs.
superlative record as •a.' i
Noting•• that "VON has a
ourseto:
e offered
local government
A municipal election will be
held this December, and
while the candidates willbe
presenting their platforms
publicly prior to Election
Day, the basics of. everyday
politics and governmental'
•adininistration is sometimes
overlooked • and -or misun-
derstood. .,.-..�
Commencing- on 'Tuesday,
September 2lstat 7:30 -p.m. in
the City Hall Auditorium and
Continuing for six consecutive
Tuesdays, the ' Stratford
Chamber of Commerce in co-
operation. with : the Ontario
Conference on Local,
Gdvernment is •offering a
ourseon municipal affairs
Boundary Comnutt
with .two lectures : and a
question and answer period
each night.
September 21 it will be the
history of local government ,
and forms and structures of
• local government.' On Sep-
tember 28, the role of the
province and how the
municipal corporation
operateswill be -discussed.
Other topics are,: functions
and special seryices of the
Municipality; local boards
and commissions; municipal
assessment; municipal
finance; parliamentary
procedure' in, the council
chamber; . and community
planning.
ee to . meet Sept. 29
The 'Boundary Committee
revealed •plans for a
ratepayers' meeting at Huron
Centennial school to discuss
the situation with parents and
explain a number of
recommendations it. has
drawn up. The date of Sep-
tember 29 was originally
suggested but withdrawn.
when it was' discovered that
,i K. Peck, •the represen-
tative for the area in -
question, would be unable to
attend, A . more suitable, date
is to be'ndeeided' upon and'
notice of the meeting.:will be
mailed to the affected
ratepayers and advertised i'n
the local press.
The Boundary Committee
.pointed out that Vanastra
pupils attend 'Clinton Public
School, causing overcrowded
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conditions but Hensall and
Zurich schools• have ^ been
experiencing a decrease in
enrolment over the past few
years. This has made space
available for more pupils.
The B,tundary Committee
said it had considered various
ways of relieving the-
situation but felt ,that the
most logical method would be
to send some or all of the
Vanastra pupils to Huron
Centennial Public School. at
Brucefield and to ch tinge the
boundary in the south part of
Tuckerantith so that pupils in
that area would attend
Mensall or Zurich schools.
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rhe ratepayers' meeting
has been called -to present the
proposal to the parents and to
answer any questions which
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Cost 'of the COUrse is $15.00
per person, $5.00 per student.
There will be no refunds after
first evening. '
Registration forms are
available at the Chamber
office, 38 Albert St., Strat-
ford. Registration minimum
is 60 persons; :maximum 200:
ThoseWWho attend at least five
evening sessions of the course
will receive a signed cer-
tificate from the Ontario
Conference on Local
Government.
claims. Three •days, after
arriving at Crumlin Air Force
Base for his orientation he
met his wife -to -be, and in
spite of the . lousy winter
weather, he decided to settle
in this country when - his
NATO •obligations were
completed. •
The 'VanDer Ende family
spent many years' in 'London
and Toronto, • before they
finally found' the land they
wanted about seven - miles
west of 'Clinton'. When they
bought the property s.ix years
ago, all that remained -of a
130 -year-old house was parts
of ' three • walls. With true
artistic flair; Arye devised a
scheme to include the walls in.
a,newhot►se ...:..
Now the' VanDer Endes
have a comfortable home;
Arye has eighty 'acres° bf
fields and bush. to whet his
artistic appettite . and
Goderich Township has anew
art gallery and studio.
RECEPTION
Mr. & Mrs: John Hoy
(nee Jody Cox)
Sot. Sept. 18
Legion Hall • .
9 -1 a.m.
Music by Lincoln Green
Everyone Welcome
County,: His studio, on 'Concession 6 of Goderich Township is
open to all visitors'. (photo by Elaine Townshend)
GUARANTEED
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86 North St.' Phon• 524-9555
Town Council
Brief
Dick Eisler,the town's
bylaw officer suggested to
council Monday evening that.
thembbrs should be looking:
" closely at its noise .bylaw so.
that through the bylaw
barking dogs can be more
effectively controlled.
Mr. Eisler said barking
dogs at night :are- .causing:
much concern and stress to
some . citizens,•'° especially
older persons.
He also claimed that dogs
are becoming a • problem
again in the•mun'icipality, and
warned that he may have to
het a bit stiffer if dog
oowkers do not keep a better
watch on their.ar►irrials.
During August, Mr. Eisler
investigated 12 complaints
involving • animals. One
charge was laid, 1 -le worked
160 daytime hours and 21
evening hours, travelling,
1,054 r'hiles on duty.
might arise,
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