The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-11

makai room of the building. can
IL vases of Theodore Wores, repre-
senting the work which he has done
were shown for the first time yesterday
afternoon, at the Pacific Hardware
rooms. There was much that has been
seen only by the intimates of the art
list. and for the very first time the
arrangement for light is such that the
pictures appear as their creator would
have them.
There is more than usual interest
given to the display owing to the cir
cumstances which permitted the artist
to catch his tropical palette first here,
and then threw him in the Samoan
field, full of enthusiasm and ready to
take up his work with the added eX-
perience with types so closely allied.
Few of the more ambitious things
which are on the line have been seen,
and they attracted much attention
from those who were privileged to have
an early glimpse of the paintings. The
first point which will appeal to the
visitor is the brilliancy of the color
ing which is displayed in the pictures
on both sides of the room, for while
one is practically that of the Samoan
work, the other is almost as largely
filled with Hawaiian views.
For precedence in coloring and inter-
est as well, will stand the two type
pictures. The Hawaiian is "A Lei Max
err" representing a girl making an ILL
-s.~t,t lxNrr- of Thn
showing against her red holoku; the
Samoan is Gathering Cacao, Vialima,
showing a young girl, her reddish hair
set out by a bright red flower which is
stuck above one ear, her red lavalava
contrasting with her shining bronze
brown skin, the foliage and fruit of the
tree furnishing the needed contrasts to
make the work at once striking and eff
fective. The two give note for the
general island work of the artist, all
others of his pictures partaking some
what of the same feeling. The Lei
Maker will be a most striking piece
in the eyes of those who know not Ha-
wall. The face is one of the very best
that could have been selected by the
artist for his composition. The girl is
young, has the bright. care-free eyes
and lips of the Hawaiian, shows none
of the groSSneSS which sometimes
creeps into the type faces, and while
there might be some criticism OF the
pose it is one full of grace and leaves
nothing to be desired in the portrayal
of the picturesque features of Hawaii
The feeling shown in the Gathering
Cacao," is remarkable. There is in the
handling of the tropical lights, the
| warmth of coloring, something Which
| is seen in the treatment OF no other
subject to which the artists brush mas
| been lent. The tints of flesh, the lights
upon high colors are mastery, ana the
result is a composition when Snoluu
be one of the successes of the eXhlpl-
| ton.
In striking contrast to the two type
pictures are others which show sides of
| Hawaiian and Samoan scenery, and at
| the same time display a remarkable
| technique. Moonlight at Waikiki SHOWS
the familiar scene of dominant Dla-
| mond Head, the glowing of lights
along the beach and the breaking OF
low surf along the foreground shore
The masses of color are impressiVely
done. The Head impressively standing
| out in the moonlight which is suggest
ed, not seen. is a mass OF purple, ting
ell with the lava brown, and the shades
along the shore are black and striking
ly heavy. Altogether there is in the
scene that semi-brightneSS on hlgh
lights and impenetrable shadow which
comes when the trades make a shiver
the accompaniment of too long contem-
plation of the view.
Just as ear removed from the Cacao
Gatherer as is the scene from the Lei
Girl, is the Bathing Pool at Vialima,
the waterfall behind it and a single
figure in the half distance. There is an
interesting study in the atmosphere OF
the picture, for the lights are as cold
as in the upper levels of western noun
tains The green's are bright and dis
tinctly can be followed lines which
would seem to melt away in the soft
lights of the plains of the island. The
deep forest the gulch. all make the
place one where the atmosphere is as
of another than a tropical isle.
From such keynotes there is evolved
a chorus of coloring and portraiture.
OF the Hawaiian picturing the boy eat
ing fish and poi, the matmaker, and
the fisherboy are excellent things. true