Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
ART AND ARTIST

lhC SuiiJIlSI Ulih5S iio iSsI " Wi. 1oOlSc
Gibbs, as it is just the season when he is
nost deeply immersed in book illustra-
ions for the publications that will appear
on the book stalls shortly before Christ
mas. So, while the other artists seek cool
er places in which to spend the hot
weather. he sticks to his studio, and does
the hardest work of his year.. At present
he is engaged upon a series of gouache
drawings for a historical novel by Grace
King, story dealing with the adventures
of fernando de Soto and his men in the
land of Florida Tor Mr.. Gibbs this is an
entirely new vein. introducing manners of
life, costumes and scenery that he has not
previously touched upon In his work. and
he shows his facility by the manner IN
which he enters into the spirit of the
period The action In several of the corn
pleted drawings is notably good a scene
showing the Spanish adventures in a
brush with the Indians being especially full
of movement. In this the effect of rapid
action must be credited partly to the man
ner in which the figures are drawn ard
partly to their arrangement. An illustra-
ton which depicts the sighting of land by
De Soto and his followers as also very good
in composition. In some of the ilustra-
tons Mr.. Gibbs has not been able to bring
the drawing to that point of exactness
which marks his more leisurely work but in
all he has set down the important features
mence a series of drawings for a book by
James Barnes. which relates the naval OK
pioits of Commodore Perry.
MISS Edith Ogden, who was in Wash
ington during the winter, is now staying
in Garrett Park, and expects to leave for
ST. Paul shortly. 1t will be remembered
that she made an able contribution to the
department of sculpture in the spring ex-
hibition Of the Society of Washington
Artists. and she is we'll equipped for her
work. having studied in Paris and also IN
New York under st. Gaudens 1t is prob
able that Miss Ogden will return to this
city in the fall.
The large canvas by PaussIn, which has
been placed on view at Fischer's. well cx-
emplifies the beauty that may be attained
in landscape art. even by painters fettered
by the strict observance"of many artistic
conventions. The foliage OF the trees has
formality that hears no very close re-
lation to nature, and the entire Ian iscabc
seems more like poetic vision of the
artlsts than like a literal interpretation of
any actual scene. Much of the charm of
the picture lies doubtless in Its very lack
OF realism. and in this also lies its classic
clgnlty. The eye is not ARRESTED by what
some one has called the, little gossip of
Nature, but is left free to seize upon the
big features, the essentials in the land
scape. Perhaps the most noticeable MONT
OF merit In the picture is the fine effect of
almost illip liable distance and the mellow
sunset light which floods the scene is we'll
Next week will probably find Mr. Richard
N. Brooke in his home in Warrentou. Va.
ready to enter upon his summer sketching
campaign. For at least three months he
expects to remain there at work, and if
all goes well he will return in the autumn
the richer by fresh inspiration and a large
supply of valuable studies During the
last days which he has spent in his studio
mere much of his time has been given to
an oil portrait that is noticeably fine in its
quality of color.
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Mr.. h. b. Bradford is now busy with a
series OF six drawings delineating various
types OF summer girls" In one Of the
best OF these he has depicted a pretty girl
seated on the grass in a cool shady spot.
piucklng the petals. one by one. from a
daisy. Both the setting of the figures and
the figure itself are well executed and the
effect of the whole is restful and agree
able. In another capable drawing in black
and white Mr.. Bradford pres ents type of
the bicycle girl, careful study drawn from
life and executed In the open air. The
series Ihciudes a drawing of dashing
brunette lolling luxuriously among a pile
OF SOFA cushions and idly picking out a
cpular tune upon her mandolin, and the
artist uses an effect of indoor lighting in
one other illustration of the set. 1t por-
trays fair-haired girl, seated by
reading stand, in which the drawing is
handled with certain delicacy that is
very pleasing and places 1t among the
best of the six
Mr.. Jerome P. Uhl, who has been study
ing in the New York Art League for a
year. came home to Washington for a
short stay only, as he intends to go to
Lake Chatauqua about the Sth of July. He
brought with him number of drawings
that speak well for the progress he has
been making. He has always been clever
at pen and ink work. and some of his best
things are still executed in that medium,
lie handles his pen with greater freedom
now, working for the drawing and the
values in the subject before him, and Civ
ing as little thought as possible to mere
technique Mr.. Uhl was one Of the mos,
constant attendants at the sketch classes
In the New York League, and profited a
great deal by the practice and instruction
which he gained in this branch of study
so often underrated- li1poqr
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A new art club called the sSalmagundi
Club. otter the organization bearing that
name in New York city, Was Formed here
short time ago. and number Of meet
fngs have been held at SUCH places as the
members find suitable forasketching The
club which was organized qafgely through
the efforts of Miss Mary Emiife Glennan. is
at present composed alnoste entirely of
students from the Corcorans Art School,
and 1t has seventy-nine members upon its
rolls. During the summer the meetings
tically sketching trips, but Ia the winter
the members expect to have talks on art
and other interesting features. The club
win hold an exhibition seme tipe next
winter In order to display the sketches
made during the summer, months At a
meeting held a little over a week ago, in
the grounds of the old observatory. the
members benefited by the advice of Mr. K
LIE Grand Johnston and Mr.. S. Jerome Uhl
and also had the pleasure of watching
these older artists work directly from ma
tEre. To show their appreciation of the
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