The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-29
4 TALK WITH THOS. MORAN.
..icas Foremost Landscape Artist Man Of Plain
Habits and Ideas

!. unpretentious studio. plain
y ia save by his art productions,
Y Moran spends his time me, IN -r New
.rall sky parlor Of West TWEEN
p ..sst This room. however. 10
yta s' ~ studio. there being
/. ,anItting the northern nsnt az al
" -nerts to find in the average
M ,,nss Of FISH nets. draperies.
pa. aaues and the like. for these
I'm play their part in giving EN-
s sAa taste Of the artist. however
~ character the recommendation
a ~ these accessories. There is
,,,t elevator to the den of Mr.
VA ne visitor finds the host most
.,dlsl 10 fact. though the open
IN known to be Saturday. But
4. not bar the stranger from perfect
", and grace of manner. If there
',.,natlence at an unintentional In
rsver shows itself. and the guest
n, N seat In one of the many
y" "A chairs scattered around the
NJ. 81 these is possessed of a fine
ssvjnr been brought over in the
and Is the favorlte chair of the
-h., At his canvas. On the walls,
,,frsmed. q half a dozen of the
s,srrss Of the artist, some of which
.rs,sl years Of age, others just I'm
IA many still In process of devel-
VA nv the best artists as the lead
rs,csn landscape artist. THOMAS Mo
4 riihal the most modest of men. He
ah,rndes his views on art and has
hls career. His modesty on this
4. ~ he commended. and II can be
,.s,his connection that all of his sue
rhirh mas been far beyond the ordi-
~ been obtained solely ON the
X hs art, and his fame has been
nsrslg along the lines established by
mp,s exhibitions of his works In the
~ where he has entered. Incident
Il might be mentioned. and not as
Ky INN the artist. that he has re-
5t,r less encouragement from the rec
IA ART organizations than from any
source. though on this point he Is
outspoken. His record has been Co
y, AN solely on the merit Of his paint
NJ. as one finds him at his easel, he
y N his fiddleback Mayf1ower chair and
4 rith eve looking into yours. his soul
I'M word. for the perfect candor and
evrness OF the man are Irresistible:
Al. as in any profession. knowledge
Sser. Twist this into any form you
but It remains a truth. and the foun-
Il stone Of all true art. 1t will always
4, same. and this will always show
n the pictures of the artist, no
N bow hum BILE, or how pretentious.
low far the artist shall 20 with his
k5edre Is left to him. He must typlfy
I'm personality This covers all. taste.
kas, everything. The man must ex-
ymself In his pictures. This Is the
krpf art. and also of Judgment. It Is
NE with the art critic. or. ms I said
ptlany Of the professions. the law.
stsor anything. knowledge In art
BIZ be excluded. as In laws, or the
Prs knowledge In art is the power
1ind ie handwork. Eyesight is nothing
tR peked by brains. In condensed
NJ u Is my theory Of art. In paint
TIE lrand Canon of the Colorado and
FcnNful color schemes. have to be
M n subject. ] have to have kuowl-
n lust know the geology. / must
Pm tneIocks and the trees and the at.
xheie md the mountain torrents and
e!rds bat fly In the blue ether above
Wnaiser Of arbitrary forms that grow
q tmantimacy with nature. becomes
nr q he work and is legitimate In
n Toikbecause my knowledge of the
" eadsme to take liberties. This is
Etngt Of all artists. as 1t is also