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Tbs growing intereet in Art is indicated BY
classes Of amateurs taught by 8everai Of our
artists. There are such classes. Of considerable
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No. l26 state Ftreet, in both "ate7-color and Gil
painting, principally or entirely composed OF
iad,es.
Tie number of roa,a .mat-nr. IN cbic.oo :.
u..:.es :s.s - co.. :" su1o
'efy nm'teo inoeeo. Ars Scott IN her studaes
wazds directed Ler studies almost entirely to
fcurca The demand of the rr,raat bo.avar
hsa t,rned har ,ttsn.;o,, ~ ,.;,,t;n, fo-.rs
nAa so.neo net A1sen'1oa ~ putting ao"e1s,
her vocation, since she selects and arrangea her
flowers with taste, sud paints them with skill
Her nictnraa in tha Ac,denov arb;hi,ion vera
z.oa ..a a.. ,... -;..,,~o. hot.a~ 49, 49,
ss1o' "1e 'o4 100 p.ese0 n0A'eA .noA .ne
ea1Ae1 ooeS' IL ~ pe1Ia9s HUI al uu1a4r c11t1-
er breadth and boldpess~ rather than mera
u1cety and correctness. Ordinary dover-paiut-
ING REQUIRES but little more skull than copvipc
iron, The fiat" but it needs some orie,nst1
and force of mind to rise ADORE the great multi.
tuue Of smali floxer. painters, az somo
artists have recently doae, Broad masses
of color. with free. strdnR treat
ment ere to be sought, and for this
purpose plants with large flowers, OF groups OF
must be chosen. The flower pictures Of Nine.
Hegg, some Of which vera exhibited here II the
sprlrg, are excellent examples Of What may be
done in this line by wise selection Of subjects
and great decision in treatment. Nobody will
tar, Mrs Scott it ia satisfactory to observe.
,s WORKING towards this correct method.
Shs has visited Mme. Hegg's s.u-
do in Vevay. and has in her POSSES
sion two or three Of the water-co1or
oil which ahe mas in progress, with red aud
wh,te roppies, promise to pe excellent. and
few forefs saetched in w.ter-color on gray pa-
Der have yery much the handling Of Nine Hegg,
to rbcb good standard it is perhaps not too !,
ter a few months practice Two years ago id
was difficult to ind teacher OF water-color>
painting in Chicago. Now tbs Academy Of De-
sign, Mr, Holiness ar1-sceool, M1e. Scott, aad
struct:on.
DRAWING IN THREE 1EssoSs-A1. ELyEENA-
Some curiosity has been excited lately by cir
cula1s left ut Offices about town BY drawing
teacher. Mr.. EfYeeua, who undertakes to teach
tue art OF drav,ng-sketching from nature, per-
lessons. This is 10 be done without glasses, ,n-
ttrumsnts. or extraordinary appliances Of any
kind. Any euch proposition. TO show royal
ro.d to difficult acanirement, Of course savo1s
4trcnPiy Of UuaEkRfp, and received pY iQEeltl-
ranr peop,e with lust increduiity, inasmuch
as it is altogether improbable, not to
ear impossible, that at this late day
arything miraculous. or indeed very novel,
should BE- discovered, by which tyro may be-
come an accomplished dr1ashtsman ID . few
lessons. Mr. Etseena, il he claims anything
yerv novel 10 bis method or decries the methods
of the recognized teachers, is 20 far hnmbug,
but beroud that it would be unfair to rate him
altogeiher in that way, because he appears 10 be
sincerely interested in his work, apparently
understands the principles OF drawing, and does |
his best to earn his money by teaching them |
IN rapid aud popular way Ills |
erstera p" consists simply in conveying |
an idea of the well-kuown fudlments OF |
drawing to entirety unprac.i1ad persons in . way
which they can understand. He takes sheet OF |
rough dTawlng-paper, some coarse pencils, aud 1 |
:. etnm2." and illustrates to the pupil how the !
General effects Of natural obiects-uountains, I
nlalns. tees, etc.-are produced BY outline and |
shadogs. explaining bis processes Is be goes |
aleug in simple way, with references 10 early |
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