The New York herald., 1878-11-11
STUDIO NOTES.


winslow Homer has made during the summer q
drawings Of sheep with shepherds and shepherdesses
The sheep exceedingly well grouped and given.
and the little figures Of the shephcrdesses charm
ing. The light and shade admirably managed as
usual. and the little drawings extremely chic.
Among the best note girl standing under q
stormy sky with her sheep by her; girl and boy
seated in the shade with their dog by them and the
sheep near; girl lying by her charge hillside.
aud two girls standing in the sunlight with their
faces in the shadow of their hats Among the other
sketches is very picturesque Of willows by 4
river side. distant mountain and sunset sky. There
are good studies in oil of oaks at Waverey near
Boston, and q under cloudy sky. on some
hills. near Leeds. Greene county. in this State. A
study Of turkeys in a buckwhest field is inter
esting. Mr.. Homer has started and has well
under way a water color drawing taken from his
studies, which il admirably composed. In shadow on
the crest Of q ridge in gently rolling country lies
stretched on the grass. young girl. surrounded by
her sheep. The adjoining rise. which a few
trees in full sunlight, up against which the fore
ground figures are sharply defined Another drawing.
also under way, shows u man and team ploughing in
the foreground shade house ON hill and a sunset
sky.
excellenty posed offering some in his upraised hand
the second story OF house the opposite side OF
the street from which he stands. 'His own Best
barrel. eating up Of the apples which form his
stock in trade.
James NJ. Hart has nearly finished his picture Of
Cattle the Beach," near Northport, l.. l. The
cows are feeding the scant herbaee and q calf,
very naturally posed. stands bleating near. A view
the Pennington River has cows excclicntly placed
among the foreground rushes, well treated trees on
either bank and good distance.
V. Stiepcrich has been lately at work pleas
ingly treated nude figure of woman seated on the
bank Of q stream A life size half length figure of .
Greek girl standing with her hand TO her necklace,
promises we'll The expression Is good He has
commenced for the next Academy y subject called
'.rhe Good Priest" The cure stands . bridge in
the Alps. holding in his a tired and shivering
child. while its sister. standing in the snow tells
where they live.
NJ n. H. de Haas has finished and will send in .
few days to California large and vigorously painted
canvas. "a Stormy Day ON the Coast" The cliffs to
the left rocks. below which the surf dashes are
admirably graded IN color; the sky IL good and the
water in excellent motion, the sweep Of the waves
being finely drawn. A few guls fly overhead. spar
floats in the forewater and in the distance the sails Of
q sioop. trying to keep on shore. seen.
Arthur Parton is painting good sunset effect on
the Ausable River. The strikes naturally the
crest of the Haystack Mountain which rises in the
distance. He IL also at work "view of Loeb Lo-
nond." which promises well.
William r. de Haas has under way scenes of
the coast Of Maine and about the Isle OF shoals.
H. Humphrey Moore IL painting Moorish woman.
dancing in the court Of house to the music Of q
guitar, which seated cross-legged in the fore
ground Is touching.