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| THE COLONY NEWS | SEPTEMBER 2023 | 23 Beginners Italian Language Class By Ornella Atwell Our Italian language class has been enjoying a well-deserved summer vacation. We will be resuming later this fall. Learning a new language provides multiple benefits and advantages and joining this class may allow you to attain some of these. For instance, if traveling to Italy, it may make your next trip easier to navigate and allow you to communicate with locals and share a few laughs in their native language. Even if no trips are planned, learning a new language will stimulate your brain, challenge your memory, improve your cognitive skills and slow down their decline. But another benefit is you will be meeting new neighbors and having FUN while you learn! is is a beginners class, and though you will need to purchase the book we will use, Easy Italian, Step-by-Step by Paola Nanni-Tate, the class is FREE. Join us! I will provide more details in the October issue of e Colony News. If interested, please text me at 951-236-3922, or email me at: nella2004@icloud.com or nella2004@sbcglobal.net. Please list your name, telephone number and email. Grazie. Our July class painted a beautiful kingfisher. e technique used was wet on dry. e eye of this bird was painted with great detail, with the remaining bird painted very loosely. e finished piece looks easy; however, it can be much more challenging than you might think. Please mark your calendars for the last ursday of each month. We meet in the Annex from 9 am to 12:30 pm. If you wish to join us, please bring your art supplies, and remember the more you paint, the better you become. We have fun and produce happy paintings. Please come and join us! If you have any questions please call me. Watercolor Classes By Sylvia Maxwell, 818-667-1766 Our September artist is Sharon Courtois, who is showing her paintings for the first time in our Lobby. Sharon retired from the phone company in Southern California aer 17 years. She then relocated to Northern California where she worked with preschoolers for the Department of Education until her retirement in 2011. She and her husband moved into e Colony in 2022. She went to night school taking art classes and paints only in oils. Her subject is ocean fantasy. In addition to painting, Sharon is a volunteer for e Colony's memorial receptions and those at her church. She enjoys our cra workshops and other classes, but mainly she and her husband are just enjoying their retirement here. ank you, Sharon, for sharing your lovely fantasy paintings with your friends and neighbors. Artist of the Month By Sylvia Maxwell