The sun., 1897-11-28

- ,.- training herself for it?
~ This practical cues
tion perhaps does not only forcibly pre-
sent itsolf to the young woman who has
parents to support her, or who has
regular income of her own. To her art
for arts sake is the altogether delight
full prospect which stretches out indeti-
nitely in the future.
But, alas, only to happy few is it
given to work i'll peace and tranquility
toward their truest ideals
This is money grubbing, money grab
bing ago. Everything you do is meas
ured by the price twill bring, and art,
divine art, is no exception to the rule.
If the art student is dependent on her
pictures for living, then must she set
about making marketable ones for that
end.
Hard as it may seem, she must not
expect to earn her salt by the sale OF
her oils or water colors in the ordinary
way through the medium of the exhibi-
tiOIs or tho dealers.
The sales Of late years at the semian-
nual exhibitions Of the National Acad-
envy of Design and the Society OF Amer
lean Artists have been surprisingly
small percentage Of the pictures hung.
Tbo largest number sold are those of
the mon with regulations. An unknown
woman who makes bid for recognition
stands Il chance Of about III 500 Of
selling her canvas. OF course the artist
with "pull or rich friends who buy
her pictures to help her along are out of
this reckoning,
When Il woman has the exceptional
talent or genius that enables her to cap
turc one G. De cXhibition prizes, an on
der ur t.1u may he the result, but even
this Is tar ITm meaning wealth,
Whut, tluu, are the ways open to
women who c,n wicid the pencil or
brush jyNA,'d they can make Il living:
Prurul,1I designing is Il wide and rca-
soual,y voll paid ilId Tie large car
pcJ uau. .oorirs are always ready 70
bay u good Gr.i@n This j. special
broJ.h il Itself. The pattern must be
sc&i,G to i&n uuml"r Of threads in the
luoH. / lw"tical looking design is
much roro likely to catch the eye Of
the manufacturer than one which shows
no acquaintance with textile needs and
limitations 1t does not take long to ac-
qUre the technical side Of this art, and
if the artist submits designs which
please she may find IA regular and pay
ing market with one factory alone. a
colGrel design brings from s. to 's25.
Wall paper is another good field for
new and artistic ideas Here again some
"repeat" of the pattern and its accom-.
mediation to the width of the paper.
Then there are the manufacturers OF
printed silks and cottons and the max
ers of draperies and upholstery fabrics.
A large percentage Of the latter goods
are now imported Why? Because the
dealers tell you the foreign artists give
us the most beautiful patterns both il
form and color, but there is no reason
why this should continue to be so. Mos
women are especially sensitive to colol
combinations. Designing for thes'
sumptuous textiles would seem to be ,
province particularly. their own
Put Oh your thinking caps, girls
These manufacturers are looking hare
for ideas and they are willing to pa.
for them.
Another good field for the cleve
craftsman of the figure is to be foun'
among the photographers These firm
furnish pictures for advertising pur
poses, and they look upon a quaint con
cet on original fancy as a positive gol'
nugget
Many will remember how scvera
years ago there appeared in various ad
vcrtisinG spaces dainty little goldcl
haired cAild's face peering out from un
der the pointed hood Of "a monk | re
mumhar how glcctnlly the lithographc
showed me tho sketch, and how he be
vailed tho fact that there were nc
mG.e designs brought to him with tn
game rlomcnt of catchy originality an
rharu
The Young wCmon who painted tn
prc.ty cblll in the hood got goo
price 'lr hrr sketch and ready sale fC
her succeeding pictures.
"Irade work, y perhaps you say, wit
sniff Well if we must have advel
tising pictures, let them be good one
if possible. Are you not doing somt
thing worth while if you are educatin
the masses in artistic form and color?
There is no use Of going to any {
these people unless you bring them
sample of your work. Their only mott
is, "By their works yo shall kno,
them"
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