The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-29

bent to the greatest extreme possible
commensurate with standing at all ana
the hands lifted. That man, however, Is
either q nd or absent from New YORK
now, so the artists say.
TrNNY THINGS ~ STUDIOS.
a visit 90 AN artists studio is some
times extremely amusing DO one has the
after privilege of seeing the completed
picture. There is az present well known
artist iu town at work upon large can
VAS treating the time honoret subject
of O. pretty young woman crossing a
brook. He outlined his background first
during weeks work i'm the woods, but
took the canvas to New ork 90 nll lu
the figure. ia the studio the surround
iues are somewhat incOngruOus. The roof
OF thc room is great white skyii-ht,
across which hc has stretched ragged
netting. $50 that the sunlight may fan
through 10 on the model in the spotted
way iu which ID would fan through the
leaves OF overhangins trees. The young
woman is poised beneath in the attitude
of going from one stepping stone TO an
other The first stepping stone Is repre-
scented by dllapidatcd WcbSterS die
for the second. Should She ever forget
herself SO far as TO step firmly upon the
latter she would be likely TO fall into
brook made up of mOth-eaten fur rugs,
Tor the hat box is more WdbblY than the
most treacherOus stepping stone. one
advantage of her position. of which she
earnestly complains, is the fact that the
pose requires her 10 look upward and
on sunny days II frequently happens
that a bright ray Of sunlight squirts di
rectly through the skylght netting into
one Of her big eyes. one hand dainty
lifts lace trimmed pctticOat and the
whole effect Of the picture is light and
airy. The studio. however. is inSufferably
hot and the gentle creature who Will
appear on canvass at next years Acade-
my exhibition I'm the midst of a cool and
the t. story OF stuny New York
studio building in the midst of Sitting
heat and perspimtion.
FOR A CHRISTMAS PICTURE.
This is not as bad. however" said she,
cas- pose / had last summer at about
the same time of year. and during
month as hot as July, 1884 The picture
was 20 represent young woman wait
ing for her lover on "a bench In Central
Park, and was painted TO be used as
the cover for a Christmas periodical !
had 10 wear my very heaviest gown, ana
my shoulders were wrapped in multi
tude of iurs. The pose was dreadful.
but when IL WAS printed in December.
me picture looked as cool ana pleasing
ae an iceberg
some effort made by artists TO put their
models IN proper psychological state as
wen as IN correct physical pose. / re
member one artist who had the good
pretty ana expressive. lie posed me for
love scene picture. in which / sat lean
ing over the arm Of settee. and looking
soulfully up into the eyes OF my adored.
The pose was all right. there was nothing
difficult about II; ii was the lover that
convinced me Of the hollowness OF this
life. lie was 10 be somewhat dim and
shddowy in the picture and the artist did
not get a model for him, bat used instead
sketches and a lay figure. 4 lay figure.
YOU know, Is q collection Of wooden arms
and legs and rolls Of stuiiing, which does
not look like anything In particular. but
which has all the joints OF a human being.
and by means of which an artist can
manage 10 get a good idea Of any atti-
tudc he wants. That artist posed this
thing over me- and for three long days /
had TO sit gracefully and smile lovingly up
into a round cork face. That pose took
all the romance out Of art"
II COSTS TO ~ CROSS.
The artists disposition has something
him. Some artists are bears. The news
soon Circulates among the fraternity OF
models, and they never get a pose with
pleasant and considerate. and they reap
their reward frequently In reduction OF
models rates. amounting sometimes 10
as much as fifteen cents an hour.
New York has one advantage over al
most every city In the world. 1t is pos
sible to get here model OF any nationa-
lily you like. There are artists who fire.
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