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and paintings
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RENCHING A hand-

made crepe with a .

healthy dollop of
crimson strawberries, swirls
of downy-white cottage
cheese and ultraviolet blue-
berries, Daniel Izzard is con-
structing an edible temple to
his tastebuds.

Evelyn Jacob
SPOTLIGHT FEATURE

Once he has topped it all off
with Canadian maple syrup, the
succulent shrine is prepared.

Lowering his consecrated fork,
he raises his eyes heavenward.

“This is wonderful. My own
specialty. It's become my Sunday
ritual.” .

Izzard’s meticulous culinary
creation is a striking contrast to
his professional work habits. -

. In his paintings, 'zzard-works
quickly and spontaneously, cre-
ating snapshots of exotic market
scenes and romantic cliffside
Italian villas. So: ;

His. quick, heavy brushstrokes
lend his work a sense of chaos.
Thick smears of paint seem to fall
from his brush quick and dirty,
But the resulting images are
appealing and highly suggestive.

“| do paint very quickly. |
never plan. | react immediately
to something | want to paint,”
explains the post-brunch Izzard,
sitting in his West Vancouver liv-
ing room with his to poodle Yo-
Yo nuzzled up beside him.

. “! remember going to the
gallery.once after one of my
shows-opened and there were

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NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

DANIEL IZZARD made headlines when he became the oldest
Canadian to receive a heart transplant. Now the 70-year-old
artist says the experience has affected his work.

some ladies looking in the win-
dow. i went up and pretended to

look in the window so | could

hear what they were saying.

“One of them,” he recounts
mimicking the woman, -“said,
‘That tzzard; he’s an awfully
messy painter!’ ” :

A strapping man with a shock
of white hair offset:by thick,
charcoal eyebrows, Izzard was

born in Walthamcross, England,
20 km (12 mites) north of
London.

In 1952, after serving five

years in the Royal Navy, he emi-
grated to Canada. That marked
the beginning of a long and pro-
lific career as a professional

. painter.

See Artist page 28

a totem pole
raising ceremony

MOTHER'S DAY
MAY 8, ipm

blessing ceremony
carvers’ dance
raising of pole
native dances

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