23 — Wednesday, June 27, 1990 - North Shore News spotlight § Blunt captures the spirit HE NEXT time some- one says that portrait painting is boring, tell them about Suzanna Blunt. The painter who Toni Onley once called the best portrait artist in Canada has spent the past 33 years perfecting her art: capturing human likeness and spirit on can- vas. Today Blunt is an internationally Toni Onley called Suzanna Blunt the best portrait artist in Canada. She is pictured here in her West Vancouver studio with a rough sketch of one of her portraits. €€80093,6206806686580 on dine-in restaurant meals till Jaly 18, 1990 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK EVELYN JACOB spotlight feature recognized painter, with her work being collected in the U.S., Europe, Japan and the Philippines. While most modern artists have spent this century trying to con- struct reality from their own private experience — which has most often taken the form of a more abstract style of art — Blunt seems to have found her niche in the realistic world of portraiture. But many artists agree that por- traits are coming back into vogue. Onley says the experience of liv- ing in a high-tech age has made people demand more persanal Restaurant 11:30am - 8pm Store Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10am - 8pm Sun. i2noon - 8pm * 2 for 1 applies to lower price items ordered. 93 Lonsdale Ave. North Vancouver 988-9328 @eeeveeecde neces 90 Candielight & Intrigue Dinner/Treatre packages 39690 6 © 05,8 8 @o0¢e¢0660@0 6 020630800 Xe ‘uonduepe: 10; uodnos rueserg @ images than those captured through photographs or by com- NEWS photo Cindy puters, of trompe !'oeil: optical illusions) Especially intriguing is a portrait And Suzanna is, well, blunt painted on fake wall recesses, ce- of Blunt's nine-year-old son, Kay, Bo you about it. ramics, hand-designed tables, and = whe she admits to having bribed want your “People turned from oil paint- of course, portraits. to sit for the painting (Blunt paid beef blood ing to photography and now Every available wall in her him $2 an hour). oo they’re beginning to value portraits spacious studio is covered with What is striking about the piece more,” she says. ‘‘In my opinion, canvases, rough sketches and is not so much the boy's likeness there is simply no comparison. photos of faces — faces of famous that Blunt has captured, but the The camera can’t possibly capture - Vancouver business executives, dreamy look in his eyes znd the the subtleties that a brush can.”’ academics and young children. pensive expression on his face. One step inside Blunt's West Local actor Fairuza Balk, who Blunt has caught not only the Vancouver bungalow and art im- played Dorothy in Return to Oz, is mediately surrounds you — fake captured leaning against a stair See Slunt African artifacts (Blunt is a master railing. Page 26 pM ied Redeem this coupon for | Redeem this coupon for Bring in a friend and when 50% off any apperizer one free children’s meal you buy one lunch feature you'll get_a second lunch pature Hui lesser Monday-Thursday at the © adult meal at the North; feature of equal or less North \ , ‘ Mult meal at the value for free at the North I fy --: i. e Pie: H st WZaab. i ST mile A North Van Bosten Pizza Van Boston Pizza Van Boston Pizza. hl BL @) A murder mystery play at Presentation House June 24 - July 14 a Ved Sat. 8 p.m. DINNER AT FORSTER’S (seating by 6 p.m. or before) Turkey or Prime Rib or Sole Chicken Cordon Bleu $46°° $QgQoo Reservations: Dinner/Theatre pkg. 988-8353 Play reservations only: 986-1351 4 od FREEISIOS 350 E. 2nd ———— N.Vancouver 333 Chesiertield Ave., N.Vancouver Redeem this coupon for $3 off any take-out order North Van Boston Pizza. Thus offer not valid with any other U This offer oot valid with any other ' This offer not valid with any other promotional offer. Only one § promotional offer. Only one § promotional offer. Only one coupon may be used af a time. coupon may be used at a ume. § coupon may be used at a time. Offer expres July 31/90 ' Offer expires July 31/90 t Mfr expires duly 31/90 This offer not valid with any other promotional offer. Only one coupon may be used at a time. Offer expires duly 31/90 5 5 t ! t . , . of $15 or more at the og menu item after 30 pom. with any regular priced 5 i] | ' i i