clouds that were in the
picture may have vanished
halfway through the pain-
ting.

By LUCILLE FISHER

When John Simeon came
o Canada from _ Britain’ in
1951 he was so Struck with
he ‘majesty of B.C. that he

pegan to paint seriously.
- Simeon feels that using

idea because
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He likes to spend time and
feel the sweep-of the country
and immerse himself in the
atmosphere before he
paints. He says, “It's no good
trying to go out and get a

picture. It just sort of has to

hit you..as you're driving

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along. All of a sudden you'll
see a. scéne.-from. a certain
angle and you know w that is
it.” :

An occasional: ‘dive’ into
abstract painting sometimes.
produces. unusual results. -

_For instance a factual thing

like an oily mud: puddle turns |:
into a gorgeous © abstract
simply by ‘painting: the’ wavey
design as it really is:

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Although he has had
considerable. experience

hpcecrnaia of” “the
medium.| He says, “They”
_must be painted quickly or a
dry line will form. If this
happens, sometimes it” is -
possible to cash in on the -
happy accident and use it to
make the painting ‘more
interesting. :
Simeon: is exhibitin
‘the ost
fangouver Memorial
“for the: month of
He ‘has.20 pictures on

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and a few.delicate pen and CVodeeeday fi Sho Ist
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