Evening star., 1896-09-19
ART AND ARTISTS

trait work, ana she has In prospect num-
Der of orders, which will keep her busy
during the fall She has recently made a
clever sketch in pastel Of Miss Elsie B.
Lord. 1t is extremely pleasing in color. and
the laughing expression Of the face is very
well handled. Miss Thompson Is now at
work on pastel portrait of Louis CLAWS.
She has obtained permission from Jean
Jacques Henner to make copy of his
Joan of Arc in the Corcoran Gallery, and
has commenced work on his quaint depic-
ton Of the Maid of Orleans, whose eyes,
with their fixed intent gaze, seem contem-
plating an Inward vision rather than an
outward reality In December Miss Thomp-
son expects to hold an exhibition of her
work in portraiture at Fischers.
Early in the summer Miss Katherine
Chapman established a studio in Bristol,
R. l., and in this atelier. pleasantly sit
uated on Narragansett Bay. with its win
dows overlooking the water, her summer
work has been done. A large part OF her
time in the hot months was given over to
rest and recreation. though she painted
quite a number of heads, but now that the
cool weather is coming on she Is fettling
| down to work in earnest. One Of her re-
cent portraits Is Of one OF the beauties or
! Baltimore and she is now at work on the
full length figure of the little son OF one
OF the artists of Providence.
Mr.. Robert Keeling, who does such good
work in miniature painting, is back from
Paris and about the first of October will
open a studio in the Corcoran building and
continue in his chosen branch of art
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| Miss Emily Scudder has been spending
| the summer in Belgrade, Me-, and has been
working entirely in water color. This sea-
| son she has given her attention almost ex-
| clusively to the picturesque roadside views
| to be found on the old Maine highways
| Sketches of gnarled old trees also pre-
| dominate among her studies. By the mid
die Of October Miss Scudder expects to be
again in Washington to reopen her studio
here.
This summer Mr.. L. S. Brumidi has been
| busy largely with outdoor figure studies.
and INTENDS to make some water colors Of
| this character for the exhibition of the
| Water Color Club, which Is to be held in
| December. He may also send a couple OF
| foreign studies, which he already has In
| his studio. They are executed in the deli
cate tones of which he is so fond. and
| would represent him in a very creditable
| manner. Mr.. Brumidi has commenced an
| Oil portrait of Mr.. W. H. Coleman, the
| father of little Miss Mona Coleman, of
| whom the artist made such an Interesting
| fun length last winter, and he Is also 60
| ing to paint likeness Of Mrs. Coleman.
| He has completed and sent away the set of
| book Illustrations in gouache, upon which
he has been working for some time past.
Miss NJ. G. Irwin is still in Pittsburg.
where she has been the greater part of the
summer. She has been quite busy there
! and will probably remain through the fall,
and may possibly stay until well into the
| winter.
| Miss Nellie Stafford was up near Rock
! vile with Mrs. Hoyle during part Of the
summer. and While there confined her at
| tention entirely to outdoor sketcning,
painting number Of pleasing landscapes
| during the course of her stay. Since her
return she has again taken up her work
| in still life. and has recently painted an
! other vegetable piece. She seems to have
| an especial penchant for this kind of still
| life subject, and sees the artistic possi-
| bilties in beets, carrots and other vege-
| tables. which most people are accustomed
| point.
| Mrs. ]. MindeeH has recently painted the
ikenesses OF Mrs. Graves two children sc
successfully as to win praise from all who
know the little ones. She almost invariably
| obtains good results in her portraits OF
children. and her likenesses OF Mrs Cam.
| eron's little son are no exceptions to thf,
rule. The first one she made was so well
| liked that she has since done three others
in different positions. Mrs. Mindelef in.
tends. before long. to commesce work or
| some mere pretentious figure studies which
| n,
| the Water Color Club
| ~
Mrs. Mary NJ. Hyde has spent the sum
mer very pleasantly out in her cool studio
in the old stone tower at the gateway te
| the Chautauqua grounds at Glen Echo. She
has had all the advantages Of being easil,
accessible to the city and yet situated ir
| the very heart Of picturesque region: Sh,
has made, besides her landscapes, man,
| charming little studies of the wild flower.
| that are SO abundant around her studio
| studies.
| ~
! Mr.. A. G. Heaton has spent his summe
on Stony Man mountain near Luray, wher
he has stayed regularly for several year
pest during the warm weather The facili
ties for figure painting. which is Mr.. Hea
|
turally gives himself over largely to res
| and recreation.
~
Mr.. w. w. Christmas, who has Just re
turned from five-weeks stay in the vicini
ty OF Ocean City, brought back with hin
several very interesting studies in Oil. H,
had everything ready preparatory to paint
ing a very large canvas there by the sea
shore, when he was Unexpectedly calle,
back to the city, leaving several smalle
pictures also unfinished.
| The bust Of Justice Harlan, which Ru
dolph Evans recently made, will shortly b
exhibited at Veerhoff's. Mr. Evans is goin
to have some more sittings from Frederi
Bond. as he is making another medallion
of the actor. He will start before long
| bust OF the late Father Walter.
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