The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-22

Mrs. E. A. Bradley has just finished some
choice china painting.
Chas Fiscus, the artist, is expected to spend
next summer in this city.
Mrs. S. w. Morgan has finished highly cred
liable painting of mount Shasta"
Mrs. Henry Schurmann is still engaged in
painting, in elaborate design, set of ice cream
dishes.
Mrs. J. w. Julian returned from her visit to
Cleveland on last Friday morning, and resumed
work in her studio yesterday.
Mrs. Upton Hammond has painted beautiful
cup and saucer with sea view and Birds as a
gift to her friend, Mrs. Moody.
Miss Annie Abromet has devoted considerable
time to art. She paints in oil, pastelle, water
colors, and does work in crayon.
Mrs. Culbertson will give art exhibition
about the middle of April, when the works of
herself and pupils will be displayed.
Miss Eva Walker has sold her painting called
Through the Woods at Linden" for price that
is very complimentary to her merit as an artist
Sister Mary Albertine, of ST. Johns Academy
is an exceptionally fine artist One OF her latest
pieces in crayon is a lifesize portrait of Bishop
Chatard.
Mrs Phipps has completed a snow scene, with
birds, upon Haviland china plate, which is said
to be very good as the lady excels in this class
of painting.
Mrs Ferry has completed large panel, COM
posed of all sorts of pansies, which she calls
For Thought and Happy Days" 1t is choice
bit of flower coloring.
| One of the newest things in decorative art is
a brass drum with pretty landscape or archi-
tectural designs upon the head, and the chain
| fastened with knot of ribbon.
| Mrs. Culbertson has completed her painting
| called ''On the Each of Menhaden, which is a
| gem, and is by far the finest thing she has done.
| The coloring is her OVID, and is q study in weird
| lii ht and shadow.
Some curious bits of bric-a brac in one of our
| studios are pieces Of fungus procured from an
old tree in Kentucky, which have assumed the
| shape of the clam-shell, upon which has been
| painted marine scenes.
Mr. Perry Tuttle, who is an enthusiastic ad-
nlirer Of art, spends great deal of his leisure
zine in various studios in the city, and takes
great interest in the studies of his daughter, who
| is a promising young artist!
Mrs. Culbertson has just finished painting
| two progressive euchre favors for Mrs. Major
| Dickey, nee Lavalett Davidson, of New Mexico
| One is tiny dust pan, with a lake scene the
other tambourine, with three owls out for the
| first time.
On exhibition at Miss Kitcham's art school is a
rare bit of summer-a landscape by Mr.. Alex
| Schiling, artist, of Chicago With the Their
mometer at ten degrees below zero, sunny clouds,
a field of golden grain, warm shadows from
extreme This is one of Mr. Schillings best
landscapes, and well worth seeing
The work done by the pupils in Miss Ketch-
| ANS art school is being placed on the walls for
exhibition. 1t is intended having continuous
exhibit of the work. the pieces being hung as
soon as finished Among the best and most in
teresting is water color by Miss Mary Robin
soma cluster of bitter-sweet berries AMI the
! downy pods of the milkweed. This is we'll
| handled and so realistic as to deceive many who
have seen it. 1t seems the still life rather than
the counterfeit presentment"
The pupils of the Art School, English Block,
make distinct progress from week to week. They
are painting portraits in oil colors, and have ad-
vanced from painting the portraits of strongly
marked faces to those of smooth, young. good
looking physiognomies, which last, it is well
known, are far more difficult to do than the
wrinkled and strongly marked ones. Miss King
| has made very remarkable life-sized sketch of
a young mans face from life. The turn of the
head is graceful, and she has caught just the
exact pose; the features are fine aquiline, and
perfectly rendered. 1t looks like the work of an
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