Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-23
ADVERTISING THE COUNTRY.
A New Way Of Attracting Attention
to This Section.

to This Section.
Many methods are being used to ad-
vertise to strangers away from here the
numerous attractions of the country.
One of the most attractive features oil
Southern California is it's scenery. The
broad and fertile plains, with their or
chards, villages, fields aglow with flow
ers, or softened into a thousand shades
OF delicate gray in summer the lofty
mountains, with their pine-clad peaks,
their rugged sides and deep cations, and
the sea, with it's calm, blue surface, or
league-long rollers in sunshine or in
storm, are all pictures that rival and
surpass the best things to be seen in the
landscapes of Italy.
Many people cross the Atlantic to see
the beauty and grandeur of European
scenery. They may see much finer
things in any part of the Pacific coast.
In Europe tens OF thousands
visit the Alps, the Riviera, the
Swiss or Italian lakes for no other pur-
pose than to see the various features OF
nature. As the scenery of the Sierras
and of the coast of the Pacific ocean be-
come we'll known, thousands will come
to this state for the same purpose.
Professor Joseph Iyey Of this cityAis
doing very excellent work in this gar
spect. He is not, to be sure, workth,
with this object principally in view
He is an English artist, who came here
and settled few years ago. He was
attracted here by what he had heard of
the fine mountain scenery and the glo-
rious lights of Southern California. lie
is so charmed with these things that he
remains year after year. He 1s now
connected with the University Of South
ern California, and teaches little pri-
vately, but his main work is in sketch
ing the plain, seashore and noun
tain scenery of the section, and
nearly all he does is sent to
the east or London for a mar
ket. He sells good deal in Chicago
and other eastern cities; while the bulk
of all lie does goes to England. In this
way the outside world is gathering an
accurate notion of the scenes of this
section. Professor Ivey's work is all
done in water color, which is an admi-
rahle vehicle for conveying to the mind
the true feeling of nature in her most
charming moods, as portrayed in the va
rious features of the landscapes of such
country as this.
In Caledonia hall, on Spring street
near the Nadeau, are half dozen bits
OF color that are a study to any artist,
or that would delight the eye of any
lover Of art. There is seashore scene,
where the backward sweep of the great
waves as they fall off from bold rocky
coast is shown; there is moon
light scene in the heart of one
OF the mountains near Cotton; there
is bit of Sawpit caflon, and the Ca
huenga pass, all requiring such different
treatment. but all 80 admirably done,
that they are worth visit.
To give some idea of these little de-
tail may not be too tedious:
sAwPrr CANON, MoNRovrA.
As in all his work, the artist has in
this set himself to portray the character
istic effect ri fetmoHphere in the subject
serected, and It IS Interesting to study
the wonderful power Of water color TO
reproduce the poetic charm and subtle,
tender shadow of the narrow broken
cai1on under the brilliant light OF
southern sky. 1t is evidence OF this ar
lists capacity to interpret nature in all
manner OF moods that he here in truth
fulness to the peculiar beauty resulting
from climatic atmospheric conditions
has shown an utter absence of the conyen-
tional method OF treating the light and
shadows OF gorge or caflon wherein
general blush, misty vapoury effect is
used to convey the appearance CT the hol-
low in all humid atmospheres-here he
has with most captivating veracity
caught the transparent color even in
darkest shadows, and so diffused the
light in the rock-strcwn valley as to
cause the spectator to see first and above
all else the natural characteristic effect
OF Southern California caflon.
The rocks are not pigment, but Just
what they represent, yet are rendered
with great simplicity. The stream is as
impetuous and as cold as the reality
which babbles over the stones, and the
sunlight which gives rosy orange
beauty to the upland bluffs is as true as
1t is artistic.
scHwATcHoUsE VALLEY, BEHIND OLD
BALDY.
This ID q moonlight effect, and as
such must.be estimated, more than as q
composition or treatment OF given
scene. Yetnnder the latter considers
tiol it is'very Interesting because it re-
veals valley Of exceptional beauty
within easy reach from Los Angeles, and
yet almost unknown even to those who
are in search of scenic change. The ar
tist says that he reached the valley by
team on the third day from this city ,]on
g sketching tour, via Cajon Pass, and
found only one man resident in the val
ley. Shooting in the valley is good.
The snow line on the back spurs Of Old
Baldy, within q thousand feet, assures
water, anda good stream entering the
desert at it's northeast end explains the
abundance of its rich timber. This pic
ture is remarkable for the shadowy mys.s
terious outlines of a landscape discerni-
BILE only under the light of the moon,
and further demonstrates the power OF
the artist to interpret natures silent
charms.
IN cAHuENaA PASS.
This is little sketch probably thrown
off in three or four hours, and yet ia full
Of truthfulness and force. How MANY
thousands are there in Los Angeles who
have looked upon that great abrupt
shoulder of the lower mountains towards
the soldiers home and know that it is
the eastern side OF pathway, easily
accessible by q carriage, to the fertile
valley OF the Lankershim ranch. The
spot from which this picture is taken
can easily be reached by carriage and
return in a few houra vat not ono l., =