The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-12-06

hsunlight and under a cloud? An alge-
sroba and cocoanut? Do you see what
VI mean by values? 1 look to see il the
different values are maintained.
Then textures. Are they flesh,
wood, stone, cloth, air or water? Or
does the Imagination dub a palace
THAT is white, marble, whether it
<Iooks snow or stucco? And we call a
Epink and white oval human face
by imagination.
Miss Minor.-But the faces are so
patchy, the lights so exaggerated!
The reds so dark. the piuks and yell
lows so bright, the tip of the nose is
always polished.
Mrs. BLdke.-Then go away as far
as possible and look. The proverb is,
"The smell of paint is unhealthy"
Miss PdLIet.-Herr Fernau used to
put his face close TO a picture as we
stood at the end of the room and COM
pared the real with the painted face.
Find some one to do that for you, Miss
Minor, and you will be surprised at
the deep colors that are in ally face,
and the high lights.
Mrs. BLdke.-TEen / ask myself
another question: Does the light come
from only one direction? Does one
atmosphere envelop the whole pic
ture?
But color is not all. / see you look
happier, Miss Minor. Are we coming
nearer to the answer TO your question
So many of us are confident that we
can see-that at least we can judge of
drawing.
Mss PdLLet.-tFrom the depths of
her chair. Alas The natural eye is
at enmity with art 1t needs train
ing.
Miss Minor.-Wby can't we judge
drawing?
Mrs. BLake.-Won't you tell US,
Fedora?
Miss PdUet.-You do not draw.
You do not see. You do not know
exactly. But you have general i'm
pressions. And you have some sense
of proportions. With that look, OBJ
serve, study closely, as Fernau says.
But sometimes artists prefer to sug-
gest rather than draw exactly Even
TO distort, apparently; all to give an
appearance of motion, of life, and this
is difficult Old Michael Angeles
figures always seem to be writhing or
stretching, moving or about to move.
Miss Minor.-I believe have felt
that myself, only L called them "dif-
ferent."
Mrs. BLake.-Individuality it is.
When it carries us away in spite of
rules, it is genius.
But shall we discuss this further? /
see that Mrs. Stanton and Mrs. Pettee
are thinking of other calls.
Mrs. iStdnton.-I must go now, but /
am sorry to leave. 1 have been follow
ing you, and am determined to be a
trifie more intelligent hereafter in my
Art designations.
Mrs. Pettee.-Very interesting, L am
sure. I've been charmed, but | must
go.
Both ladies make their bows and
depart in a shower of Good After
moons. The three remaining draw
their chairs nearer
Miss Minor. o, Mrs. Blake, |
really ought to ru" in and see Irma,
but can't you tell me just little
more? About the different kinds of
pictures, for instance?
Mrs. BLdke.-Once / memorized a
running criticism, so to speak. Shall
[ recite it like a school boy? / have
forgotten part of it, and the author,
but it runs somewhat like this: In !
look for color, tone, atmos-
phere, light and shade; feeling and |
grandeur sometimes. In figure COM
positions notice the pictorial in draw
ing, grouping, graduation of light, color |
and textures, besides dramatic effect, |
passion, character.
Miss PdLIet-Brava, Aunt Mary! |
Miss Minor has her cue at last. We |
shall be looking for art criticisms.
Mrs. Blake AS to portraits, l look
o see if the face is well drawn, if the
lesh has blood and muscle.
Is it built over bones, or is it oiled
PAPER covering putty? Then / look
or likeness that expresses the charac
er, which is the test of the portrait,
lever the finish Of the picture.
Miss Minor.-You know that Van
Dyke Brown painted Grandmother
Minors portrait, and when the family
criticised the likeness, he wondered If
ne great portraits of the world had
'een thought satisfactory by the fam
lies of the sitters! Now, who should
ee the likeness, he or we? He is a
God artist, undoubtedly. Grandma
alls it one of her English ancestors,
see the Vantines coming, and must
un. But, Mrs. Blake, may 1 go with
ou and Miss Pallet when you visit
he Art League? Will you telephone
vhen? Good afternoon. Exit bur
iedly.
Mrs Blake to Miss Pallet as they
tand awaiting the VaUtines My
ear, why did you allow me to har-
ngue when you know so much better
han 1? L fear she did not learn much j
fter all.
Miss PaLLet.-It was not technical,
Iunt Mary, and any words of mine !
TouId have been of little use to that ;
hid How enthusiastic she isI How ,
ne would enjoy studying pictures {
18th Hans Fernau. l think / will /.
lggest to him that he write book
,r lust such ardent learners as Miss