Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-19
ART AND ARTISTS

The work Of fitting UP the exhibition hall
of the Society of Washington Artists will
be commenced as soon as The money that
has been subscribed is all in the treas
urer's hands, which will be in a few days.
Nearly $1,000 has been subscribed, a sum
that will be ample to make the few changes
that are needed 10 convert the building into
an admirable gallery. The hail. which Is
located on Connecticut avenue near L
street, Is already lighted in a very satisfac-
tory manner by the skylighs, which runs
nearly its entire length. A partition will
be placed across the rear of the hall at a
sufficient distance from the end of the sky
light to be available for the display of pic
lures, and a similar one will be placed
across the front. II Is possibN that the
long gallery that will then be left may be
divided in the middle by still another par
tition. as this would result in just so much
clear gain in available wall space. The
walls are to be covered with planking and
then with burlap, that the pictures may
be hung without the of wires. The
room next to the street, which will be cut
of from the gallery proper by the front
partition. will be used Office, and
also as the regular meeting place for the
society. The alterations in the hall will
probably be completed before the close of
planned for the formal opening of the gal
lery in the fall.
Mr.. Edward Siebert drove UP to Paxson,
Va, with Mr.. E. c. Messer, but stayed for
a day or two only, and consequently did
not bring back any sketches. He plans to
return to this extremely paintable region
little later in the season. dividing his
ton, Pa Mr. Siebert has made some in
tereSting sketches during the spring. one
OF the best Of which is a study of the
quaint old mill near Badensburg The
building itself is little too square and un-
broken In its lines TO be thoroughly pic
turesque, but the two dilapidaled mill
wheels are all that could be desired.
Inc nrst important piece of work that
MT L. S. Brumidi has set about since he
has been enabled to resume his labors is
another of the imaginative subjects In
which he SO delights. N large pastel he
shows the interior of a church, with a SOL
itary monk standing wrapt in alteration of
the vision floating before the altar The
gray tone of the monks robe is repeated
in the color of the walls, and throughout
the entire picture the hues are quiet and
subdued. save for the glowing coloring in
the stained glass windows. The interior of
the church is studied from a careful sketch
which the artist made abroad, and the
graceful arches, with their shadowy re-
cesses, make pleasing background for
the friars figure. The pastel has all the
elements which go to make up an ex-
trenely interesting picture, and Mr. Bru-
midi pans to exhibit it at the Water Color
Club II he can complete it to his satisfac-
ton.
In large canvas now upon his easel Mr.
George Gibbs has rendered in very eff
fective manner the old legend of the Flying
Dutchman. The lower right-hand corner
of the composition is filled with the dark
mass of the deck of an old time vessel
while over the rail the phantom ship is
seen flying along, with all sails set The
weird effect is heightened by the shaft of
moonlight. which, breaking through the
clouds and singing out the distant vessel,
illumines 1t with a pale radiance and glis-
tens on the wash of water about the bows
The two seamen who watch the specter as
1t plows its way along near the horizon
line are filled with awe at the apparition
In the massing of light and shade and in
the coloring the sense of mystery is well
brought out, and the picture is one which
stamps itself indelibly upon the mind.
Since his return from New York a short
time ago Mr.. Gibbs has been giving most
of his attention to black and white illus