The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-29

cur stay there was so brief thar am able
% give mere glimpse OF rae brilliant or
a1sTS0a1ti1S offered 20 earnest workers aai
so.al-song-2S AsusTaatS. Before. proceeding
tsETtsseT, tsisS some heart incense should
BE offered acre IN our leaxue sor al the
heneat- the privileges and gTard asst
ance 50 noasy snd uaSeiashiy given US by
the founder and instructor OF the league.
TIE exposition Nas fortunately opened
while we We're there and THAI gave me a
splendid opportunity FOR seeing the best
work % both local and visiting artists.
was fascinated with the array % beautiful
paintings ard spent many afternoons
ard evenings in studying them. They wers
arranged IN three large galleries. In ths
drst was the work OF ARIA tours, "a fhs
second that Of the Oregon Art Association.
ard the third was for she fortian6 Sketch
CUB. with ore corner reserved Cor ths
exhibition or The work of the students OF
the university, most merstoriaus There
Mere some masterpieces In thar grand Sec
ord gallery. which crowds OF visitors were
ever surveying With delight. three OF
Sll.cl shall try to give an idea OF. though
their Swing, breathing glory was beyond
word description.
The hrst was g large canva. depicting
agray sea enShrouGeG N gray nl.sts. TSais
was by an artist named Hagegp. = painter
whose genius IS in depicting nists. HIS
effects are sublime. hui ali cold. lonely.
calling and b.eak. II - said thai the
stormy sorrows % ais own life hava
thrown the gifted mind into these sunless.
gloomy Nnes. bsI his mists and sprays and
stoym-dremched figures are ke natures
own.
''Aiy second favorise was a fine specisnea
- figure painting. IL was called tsis
Dutch Kitchen hy Mss Voolfolk The
effect OF this was charming: Two quaint
little girls washing up TIE supper dishes
The painting was exquisite. 40 brigh.
Dutch style OF color-ng. BAT the soft t-nis
or ghe French school. blending IN lovely
harmony.
'sThe third picture was a superb sunset
of the most glowing. gorgeous eosoring (
have ever seen portrayed. The air scin-
tlslat.ng VITA the red gold spleDdor that
la thed mountain and river In It's glory.
The Oregon Art association Is COM
posed OF the representative artists OF Port
land many OF whom have returned altar
years OF study In Europe With weil-sarned
iaurelS They each have finely appointed
studios In various parts OF the city, and
portraits and landscape gems exhibited In
art store windows and sean on the walls
Of elegant homes and public edfnces. provo
Their busy and successful Ewes. refutsnx
most eSoquensly the old impression that
artists live on crusts and de In garrets-
on Saturday afternoons they meet and
work together In the elegant library tsiiic-
Ing, whose upper door, assembled BY narose
stairways, Is devoted 10 fine arts Here
there are $1,000 worth OF casts represent
inc the masterpieces CT the old worst. ard
here these artists. banded together In sssss
assoc alton. work and help each other IN
climbing the slippery golden stairway OF
fame. whose glorious summit Is ahroused
in heavenly raists. Strange 10 say, ]. q Se
attic girl. whose artistic alma mater has
been only this utsie league. submitted
some specimens OF my portrait charcoal
aud crayon work and The examining COM
suiftee decided that they we're possessed %
sufficient merit to snttne me 20 become a
member OF their association. II was an
honor had not dared 20 hope for and era
which hope 10 make good and earnest
use OF when wa return. My hops In that
we shall all reach our Ideals and that ths
most splendid prosperity may attend our
league"
The false teachings OF John c. Van Dyke
win be ths subject OF criticism on Tues
day evening next. commencing ~ 5.so
o'clock. Artists. teachers and sttadants are
always welcome.