Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-05-05
Models and Photographs.
"Where do you get your models?"

'They come in here. That one''-
The artist pointed to the picture of a
very respectable old gentleman with a
full beard, who was one of the figures
on the canvas
THAT one has been a model for
years. If want man Of a different
make, he will get him for me. He'll
go out into the parks bright and early
in the morning and seduce one of the
idlers from his position on one Of the
benches"
"What IS the inducement?"
"Two dollars day. beginning at 1C
O'Clock in the morning or thereabouts
and continuing until 4 or O'Clock in
the afternoon. Yes. it is pretty tire
some work, especially for one out OF
physical condition. / do all that is pos
sible to make the work light. They
rest frequently outside the long rest in
the middle of the day. Then the
tediOusness and tiIesomeness is amelI-
Grated by devices like that" The
painter pointed to half a dozen ropes
which fell from bars that covered the
studio near the ceiling. If a model
was wanted to hold mis- arm out straight,
he could keep it straight without much
difficulty after catching hold of the
rope. BY using the rope a gun could
be supported IN one position for some
length OF time with comparative ease.
and in variety of ways the ropes were
useful.
Show about the horses? Do you
paint from models there?'
"Yes, indeed. have to take the
canvas over to a stable near here and
hire a horse by the hour, and a man to
hold him. 1t is difficult to get the
brute into the positions l want, but we
get some approach to them, and that
has to serve. A man can hold up a
a horses leg In a way that 1 want, or
bend 1t at the knee. 1t isn't as satis-
factory as having a chance TO watch
them out in the fields, but it has to
do"
"This hiring of models must be very
expensive to painters who have many
figures in their paintings"
at is so. This painting 1 am work.
ing at now has cost me in models a.
ready about $50, and have about two
weeks more work on it. 4 horse and
a man cost 81 for half the day. Draw
ing and painting from the imagination
is cheaper for the time, but 1t is great
deal dearer in the end. Your figures
will get to be very wooden. There is
one thing that helps US exceedingly,
and that is the instantaneous photo.
graphs which are now made of out door
scenes. They are very valuable and
suggestive. Nothing can take the
place of nature, but when you haven't
got nature and can't get it, they are
certainly the next best thing. There
are several men who make a business,
and have no doubt make money, sell
Ing these instanteous photographs to
the artists. Look here"
The artist displayed, with a great
deal of enthusiasm, an unmounted
photograph of a regiment of cavalry in
motion. The detail of the picture was
surprising. Within few inches OF
space were reproduced a hundred Oh
more men on horseback. The move
ment of the horses could be felt, and
the whole spirit of the scene was elo
quent.
when you can get picture like
that" remarked the artist. 81 don't
see what people want of paintings.
Look at that group of horses there. If
L could reproduce that on canvas |
would make a sensation