The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-20

toned; a picture of a cunning little
Chinese boy; and a view of sea and
surf and mountain side at Onomea
gulch, on Hawaii. The interest of this
picture lies in curious mass of deep
red earth which stands upon rock a
few feet from the shore. 1t stands I'D
bravely, despite the fact that much OF
Its base has been washed away; and
1t supports struggling bush, all I'M
conscious of its oncoming fate. For
merly this mass of earth was connected
with the shore by bridge, but a re-
cent storm washed ii away and the
large clump that is left will not survive
many more rains.
Mr.. Harold Mott-Smith will send a
portrait of one of the Kamehamehas.
In painting it he hid little to go upon
| beyond poor photograph which had
been touched up wretchedly; yet he
has made convincing picture of the
substantial old potentate, putting
| abundant character and life in.o his
face and expression. The picture gives
the observer the idea that the old fell
low is listening courteously to what
someone is saying, and weighing his
man and the fitting reply with sort
| or native shrewdness strengthened
and broadened by contact with white
men OF commerce and cultivation. A
very different picture is that of a little
Portuguese newsboy, a pretty little
chap of about five. This painting is
yet far from completed. Another rep
resents a scene in Chinatown before the
fire, and is of curious interest. Once
a new road of broken coral was laid in
a street beyond Nuuanu stream, and
for few days, until the first rain came
on ii and turned the glaring white road
to a light brown, the reflection of the
sun from this road gave lot of curious
values to the sides of the houses I'M
der the balcony roofs. One would say
the scene was in Spanish or a Nor
esque village-dead, white walls, deer
blue sky, and the quality of sunlight
that one associates with Southern Eu
rope.
Mr.. Mott-Smith has also begun pic
ture of the burning of a portion o.
Chinatown, and poster; but he has
, not yet decided whether or not to tinisf
these up and send them. His most in
teresting contribution will be bust o
the late Princess Kaiulani Thi
statuette is said by those who knew he
to be an excellent likeness as to tn,
profile and the forehead, but less salts
factory in regard to the front view.
The artist has the same feeling abou
,, il. and as the bust is by no means
finished il is 600 early to criticize IL
! Ii is a charming bit of clay modelling
, the poise of the mead, the arrangement
, OF the hair, and the expression beinl
specially attractive. The object aimee
/, for has been a good likeness rattle
, than the creation of a piece of sculp
ture. 1t will add variety and interes
to the exhibition.
A new woman artist has come to Ho
nolulu. Mrs. Gertrude O'Brien ha
opened a studio on Young street, tn
last house on the makai side. She ha
brought a few pictures from her studi
. in San Francisco and has done thre
: or four sketches since her arrival. Mr.:
O'Brien is by choice and sentiment
!, painter of people. Forfeiture is he
!. forte, and in Europe and on the Main
land she has done considerable in thi
. line.
Some years ago she made a life-siZ
, portrait of President Mckinley, the
Governor of Ohio, for one of the grea
: New York clubs, and other notables /
J the East have sat for her. Flowers ar
Z also favorite studies with Mrs. O'Briel
who paints them in a sympatheti
! style that is both original and true. i
= the Paris Salon and at the. World
E Fair she exhibited portraits which wo
l. her praise from the critics.
: She was five years in Paris and otf
d er European art centers, and after tai
ing up residence in the United State
she has returned to Paris several time
Q to renew her inspirations at the feet I
II the great masters with whom she stu'
! ied-Tony-F'leury Bouguereau, Bel
e jamnn Constant, Lefebvre. Rixens, Ca
Z lot, Defiance and others. Mrs. O'Brie
will receive visitors on Mondays.