The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-24
NEW PICTURES.
Some Of Mr.. Lambourne's
Latest Works.


tons, day or two ago. a HERALD
newsgatherer dropped into the
studio of Htah's young artist, NJ.
Alfred Lambourne, and as usual
found that gentleman before the
canvas ihdustriously plying the
brush just as if it wers
d pleasure to paint and
tiresOme to rest. Indeed, We are In.
clined TO believe that with Mr..
i!ambourne work is play, end his
plenics and matInees consist in what
Is actually his hardest toll, for one
can rarely fiud him idle; when he is
not rowing about the country seek
Ing tie grand and beautiful in ma.
ture, and making sketches for future
pictures, he is standing before the
easel patiently delineating scenes
that have pleased his eye or aroused
his awe. Not many weeks ago The
HERALD man visited the artists
studio and told of many of the fin
ished paintings that were lying
about for the inspect of callers
hence the surprise last week at find.
ing a score or 20 of complete
pictures, some of which had
not been touched on the occasion OF
the previous visit, and Others of
which were then little more than
what the uninitiated would terui
snapped OUT" preparatory to the
artistic work. Never before was
the industry OF Mr.. Lsmbourne
more strikingly displayed. IF he
do net succeed beyond expecta~
ton In his chosen profession, it will
not be for want Of devotion, study,
esrnestness and application. It is
equally gratifying and more promis-
ing to note a marked improvement
In the gentleman's work, each sue
cessive picture bearing In greater
distinc tness the stamp Of the artist.
1t was remarked that a score or
more pictures were at the studio,
but it should not be inferred from
this, that they hsve all been painted
since THE HERALD's- last prevIou
Witt, for on some 81 them, the artist
has been working as he found time
aud inclination, for perhaps eighteen
months, and in these the impress
OF the thought, care aud skill
that have been expended,
is plainly manifest. And
here is q good place to suggest
TO all cur local ar lists that their
pictures will be more 8. tlsfactory
TO Themselves aud the public. ard of
far greater value in every respect,
if tEey will paint only when the
inspiration, if it may be so termed,
Is on them, and then only upon
subjects with which they are at the
time in com plete sympathy or hsr
mony. There is much in the soul"
of picture, however near TO perfec
tion the mechanical execution of the
work may be; and srtistic la bor that
has been laborious 10 the artist,
seldom reflects the soul that sd0s
80 much I'd he inherent value OF
effort. IT is far better to have a
dozen pictures in hand at once,
painting little on each as you are
in the mood, than to keep one on
the easel until Ii is pronounced fin-
ished, and then toll at another,
whether or no you are in the humor.
1t would require more space than
THE HERALD can command this
morning to describe, or even men,
ton briefly all the pictures that Mr..
Lamb3urne has on exhibition,
hence we Will con dne ourselves to
a reference to some of the larger,
and which be will perhaps excuse us
for regarding as the more praise
worthy. IKE .-f~sh 49,. ~.
UTAH LAKE FROM PRINGyILLE
This will be favorite with all of
Mr., Lam bourne's admirers. The
foreground is portion OF the rug,
ged, rocky canyon walls, the inter~
mt diate space being occupied with
a mill. fields of grain, green mead
ows and winding stream; in this
happy, thrifty prospect line OF
smoke denotes the railway train
crossing the valley. It is a SUCCESS
tive com bination, giving an excel
lent idea of q peaceful, thriving
Utah scene, so familiar to Us all,
and so enhancing to the Stranger
upon coming through the mountains
upon che of these bright valleys a
bit of that placid sheet, Utah Lake,
is backed by the Goshute mountains,
and the Fintic ranges of hills stretch
away into the dim distance. The
beauty an simplicity of the sky at
once strikes the benolder, as well as
the fire drawing and the harmon,
i0us cOlOring in which latter respect
it seems as correct az anything that
the artist has done.
A most striking picture is moon
riss in the Wasatch mountains. 1t
Is one of those som re, ZONES, me
scenes VIII ca ut ne time seemed 10
be marked faverites with our young
artist, end in portraJipg which be
would excel, though only now ard
then Is there a person who really
prizes these scenes, however Well
their awful loneliness has tefn dss
picted. In this picture the full moen
is rising over the mountains, shining
through the dark pines and reflect
ing itself in clear pool in the fore
ground. It is true to nature, and
solemn, if not beautiful.
THE SIGNAL STATION,
Ia q Pacific Coast scene-st the en-