Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-10-24
FOR THE GREAT FAIR.
A HALEY Artist Preparing to Exhibit
There-A Visit to Her Studio Some
Choice Work Seen.

Mrs. Olive Newsom is at work on
two original paintings for the Colum.
bian Exposition which will undoubt.
eddy be heard from. Both are in oil
colors. One is sketch of bunch of
morning glories, and quite small in
dimensions. The other is an aba.,oir
scene, and several feet in highth and
width.
The morning glories will be entered
az q competitive piece in the Idaho
exhibit. The other the artist will
endeavor to have admitted in even a
much more pretentious department.
in one so exceedingly so, in fact, that
her modesty forbids further mention
of the subject at present.
Mrs. Newsom has had splendid
success in painting morning glories.
Although a very excellent landsc pist
md sll.round flower painter, she has
made q speciality of convolvuli, aud
with them has won first prizes at no
less than FIVE State fairs, besides
quite = number OF second prizes,
metals. honorable mentions, and
diplomas.
As already stated the lady is quite
. landscapist, and she has a truly
wonderful faculty-that of painting
UPSIDE DOWN!
At an exhibition of some Of her
work, in the courthouse at Ogden,
Utah, few months ago, she did a
landscape upside down, in oil colors,
from bare canvas to complete paint.
ing, in SIXTEEN MINUTES. This feat
was performed 10 the presence of over
100 of the most fashionable people Of
Ogden, and was commented upon at
length in the Standard. of that city.
A TIMES reporter who called on
Mrs. Newsom yesterday was shown a
large number of sketches, pastels, oil
paintings, and even an aquarelle or
two--alI her own work. OF this, aside
from the lady's signature appearing
upon each piece, there can be no
doubt, as the same characteristic
smoothness, igor of treatment. and
completeness of finish are observable
in all. The FIRST aud last charac teristics
stand out so plainly and pervade Mrs.
Newsom's work SO completely that
distance is immaterial so far as it is
concerned. Her paintings bear as
critical examination when the looker>
on is near enough to touch them, as
they do from distance Of ten feet or
more. This is especially noticeable to
impractised eyes examining one OF
her morning glories. 1t seems as If
one could insert ones finger inside
the oorolla to the verv pistil; and this
illusion, as already stated, is as great,
as complete, when one can touch the
picture with the outstretched hand
nay, even closer than that.
The artist showed the reporte,
around her well>lighted studio, and
seemed quite ready to discuss the ex
cellenc;es or dement's of her work
But q small franc hanging on tn.
north wall was always, either by acct
den. or design, passed by unnoticed
Tho reporter, however, cast many
glanco toward the frame-to which
the artist seemed totally oblivious
Finally. the man of the pen begged tt
be excused for . roment while h.
ascertained whether "that bunch o
roses" was really As fine IS it ap
peared.
Mrs. Newsom laughed: swell,
|. she said, II have not called ate ntio
. to that because ] seldom do. allo,
my visitors to look at it If they wis
and form their own opinion of it.
painted it several years ago." she con
cluded with seeming indifference.
= While the artist spoke the new.
!. paper man had been looking at tn
5 picture. Itwas small-perhaps l2xl
l. inches. A bunch of moss and te
q roses, showing the slight fuzz of II
e 6rst and the exquisitely blended co
o oring of the second, all SO perfect th'
+ it was impossible to say where II
t background ended aud the foregrouu
e began. And this on white moleski
8 the most difficult of all surfaces
. work on. And smooth as . mirror!
"Why, madam" exclaimed Il