Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-11

ment and attained bigger and better re-
suits than heretofore. One of the strongest
of her recent watercolors, for instance.
shows stretch of yellow wind-swept sand,
a grass-grown dune, a bit of sea and
broad expanse of sky, and is in itself very
simple, yet through mastery handling
loses all commonplaceness and Is apparent
ly flooded with air and sunshine. Another
pictures the salt marshes wrapped in a wet
morning mist, out of which two great col
orful stacks Of hay loom up in the fore
ground AIgroup of old boat houses gave
opportunity. for< some excellent study in
grays, and a broad road leading to the sea
for bold handling and fine perspective. Miss
Perrie has Fesumed her class at the Mac
donald Ellis~School and is also conducting
private out-of-door sketch class on three
mornings of each week, which will be con-
tinued as long as the weather permits.
+ X
That one may travel far and wide and not
find more pantable or picturesque country
than that around Washington has been
again demonstrated by Mr.. Max Weyl in a
number of eanvases painted here during the
last few months. This has been an ideal
summer for out-of-door work, which
usually is made we'll nigh impossible by the
heat, and MFR. Weyl has apparently made
the most of It.. Some of his recent pictures
were painted onTthe shore of Little river.
others were done al the foot of Lovers Lane.
near Georgetown, while several Of his most
interesting themes were found within If
teen minutes walk of his own home to the
north of the city. All are rugged and
strong and yet they tell of that real rever-
ence for nature which goes far toward max
ing mere painting work Of art. A glow
ing sunset seen across green fields through
a break in the trees is, perhaps. of them
all the most poetical. but a homely little
view of a great barn and straw ricks nes-
Ting midway up a long, bald hill has a
charm OF it's own which would be hard to
rival-and again there is a spirit and breezi-
ness in a large, three hours sketch of
row of ragged trees that is certainly equally
attractive.
Hobart Nichols has taken for the winter
studio in the Corcoran building, where
he and his wife can avail themselves of
every opportunity for uninterrupted work.
1t is an attractive little room, on the top
floor. with good north light and plenty of
wall space and it already presents a CHEEKY.
day appearance. From Maine,
where he and his family spent the summer,
he brought back with him a number of
sketches, from which he means to develop
pictures later on. Several Of these he has
little paint as possible, and allowing the
paper to play a chief part in the color
scheme. One shows little rivulet left on
the brown, rocky shore by the distant reced-
ing tide another pictures a pine-clad
promontory, jutting into the sea. while
third gives a glimpse of the interior of
wood, with its ghostly birches and witching
lights Mr.. Nichols has a keen apprecia-
ton of values and of the Importance Of pic
turesuueness in composition. which. with
his unusual facility in the management OF
fiat tones. makes all his work not only
meritorious but vastly interesting.
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Miss Mathilde Mueden went probably far
Their in search of pastures new this sum
mer than any of the other local artists,
having spent her vacation days with
friends in the south of France. The
Chateau de Chatillon. where she stayed,
was built more than four hundred years
ago. and in itself presented an amending
series of subjects for the artists brush and
pencil It's plain facade, it's battlements
and terraced walks are indeed the chief
motifs of the sketches Miss Mueden brought
back with her. They are tiny drawings,
the most of them, done in pencil, Souache
or chalk, on heavy pastel paper. thoroughly
novel yet very satisfac tory, giving one a
pleasant feeling Of perfect familiarity with
the quaint old place In the same manner
and mediums Miss Mueden made d number
of interesting little Partisan sketches,
among which may be found some admirable
architectural studies. While at the chateau
she also painted "a portrait of little lass
of seven OF. eight, years. with black bead
like eyes and fslr heavy y, hair which his Is
modelled. Miss Mueden has taken charge
of the antique class at the Corcoran School
this week. and as soon as the league opens
November d, VIII resume the direction of
its life class.
A collection Of china decorated by Mr..
Paul Putzki, which is now on exhibition at
Woodward & Lothrops, gives fresh testi-
mony to the close alliance OF the arts ana
and artistically it is above the average.