Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-20
THE EASY FANTASIES OF ART,

Annual ExhibIeIon of Local Artists
 and Amateurs at OutIerss Art Gallery
 The Many Fine Pieces-ExceIlent
 Specimens of Water COIors.
 The annual exhibition of pictures by local artists and amateurs was opened at Evarts Cutters art gallery yesterday and consists of about 125 specimens of very pleasing art. The range of ideas expressed in the paintings and drawings is almost as wide and universal as the number of contributors
 The exhibition is remarkably fine in tbe display of artistic taste. Water colors pre- dominate, although many very beautiful pieces are displayed in oil. The exhibition is not quite ss large as that of last year. but the quality of the execution is noticeably equal to any previous display.
 Prominent in the gallery of exquisite fan- cies expressed in highest colors are the series of paintings by the late Miss Sara Bascom Gilbert. The number about twenty-five in all and are in water colors. Many of the most beautiful among them are the Venetian studies, bringing picturesquely to the eye the storied scenes and sights of this city of the sea. Among them are studies in antique statuary, faces, landscapes, villas, street scenes and pleasing bits of character study. They show remarkably fine sense of the beautiful, and are blended in the delicate tints and shades of the softest touch of southern art.
 Harry I. Thompson exhibits Echo Lake, White Mountains" It is darkly represented, showing a gloaming expanse of waters crested in the rear by overhanging moun- tains.
 w. F. Hopson displays three pieces, ''Blue Fsy," "Sketch of Torrington" and "On the meadows, Waterbury," the last of io &ha houk io ful1 Gnio bol painting, revealing the golden fields of autumn with its reapers busily at work. The s'Sketch at Torrington" is a dreamy fancy. Through the artistically conceived landscape wanders 8 lazy brook shadowed by gracefully hanging boughs from trees by the brookside.
 Two fine pieces are by Miss Annie NJ. Futile of 300 Elm street. One, entitled Autumn" ," is landscape representing the beautiful New York lake where Tom Karl has summer residence. Its execution re- veals the work of an artist who has had the advantages of training by national academ- ician. The other picture is 8 study of roses which are both effective and sweet. These pictures have attracted much favorable crit icism from lovers and students Of art.
 The "Dude's Delight" by Mrs. Charles Bigelow, is g finely finished painting in which a package of cigarettes carelessly thrown down, one being half smoked and several matches are seen.
 Mrs. J. Peck Hall shows three fine pieces of work, "December," stWinter in the Woods," and "Water Lilies" The last is decidedly the best and exhibits care of finish and detail that is very effective. Of the two paintings by Miss Lucy F. and Light" the first is captivating study and surely is one of her finest efforts.
 It is in water colors and shows little girl with big dreamy dark eyes seated upon a door step with little basket upon her arm. Over her soft silky hair gracefully reposes u pink summershade. She is dressed in 8 jainty blue costume and her beautiful eyes are fixed upon the ground in most charms ing vein of childish thought.
 B. W. Johnson exhibits two still life pie lures of similar subjects. A bottle of wine, old leather bound books, cigar stump, etc. Both pictures are well drawn and carefully painted.
 No. 31, "Before the Rain,o is little land- scape by Miss Josephine M. Lewis. It de- picts this phase of nature with remarkable fidelity, and is handled with a noticeable breadth; yet it is carefully done and will be sure to please admirers of nature in art. Miss Lewis also shows study of a little girl with doll, entitled 'Contentment." Her work shows the conscientious fidelity of true ar tistic taste.
 One of the prettiest country scenes in the display is ''The Episcopal church, Milford" by Miss NJ. s. Miles of the Yale Art school. It gives fine sight of the old brown edifce, rising with it's small steeples from 8 cluster of foliage over the placid waters of quiet stream.
 Miss E. s. Putnam exhibits two pieces, ''Noonday" and "A Bit of New Hampshire,'' D The last is the finest. It shows character istic cluster of buildings nestled in the green, fertile cleft of rolling hill
 "Montowese Boulders, New Haven Har- 10r k1ryh T. Thovor io vo1x ed and pictures the big stones in all their majesty.
 Sketches of Bar Harbor, "A Quiet Mornn and "Meadows" are good pieces by Miss J. J. Wooding, and Twilight at Port Jefferson, :" "Old Cedar, i" "Thimble Island" and "A Mug gy Morning on Long Island Sound" are the most true to nature in the work of that capa- ble artist George E. Candee. Miss Genevieve Allis, Miss J. E. Hanson, Miss M. c. Norris and Mrs. F. c. Ross also exhibited several beautiful pieces.
 Others who had paintings on exhibition B. Hum, "Yellow Roses"; Mile. Roland Porter, "Sefa Sketch"; Miss Nellie A. Ter rell, "Esopus Greek" and others; Miss A. NJ. Hoggson, "Tulips"; Miss J. E. Hanson, ssNear Ravanna, Ohio"; and ''Brough and Fongerives'; Mrs. E. 8. Hill, "On Mischief Rock" and "Pen sketch"; Mrs. J. Peck Hall, three pieces; Miss Peck, "La Frauce;" Miss Lamport, three pieces; Miss Edith Hotchkiss, "Jacquemi- nots;" Miss J. N. Lewis, two paintings; Miss Laura Preston. "Corner of a field, autumn" Miss w. E. Dowd, two paintings; Joseph Quinto, U. s. note; Miss Banks. Among the Rocks" Miss Mabel Mcintosh, GA Fairy Tale;" Miss Comfort, two paintings; Mrs. L. H.Squires, three paintings; Miss M.J. Potter, sketch; Miss Aleine Rowland, four pie lures; Miss Emma Durand, "GIadioli;" Mrs. Camp, two pieces; William Schnieder" Hol- lyhocks;" Mrs. N. Hubbell, two pieces; Miss Elizabeth T. Fitch, portrait Bishop Will Hams; Mrs. E. c. T. Baldwin, two pieces; Miss J. A. Cox, crayon portrait; Miss Lock