The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-04
the supplement- in Harper's weekly. No
LEARNS COLOR EFFECT.

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LEARNS COLOR EFFET
| Tha different shades Of colors he OBJ
tained by experimenting with the paint
| liquids on the back OF a cardboard. Each
combination was remembered and the
amount of the different compounds needed
TO produce the certain shades. From this
cNperimen nt he derived his knowledge OF
me color shades. relying on his iuiaslna !.
tlon and the experience Of his years OF
travel In the two worlds to suggest the
In all his work he has not read a book
giving hints CT. tho art OF mixing the col
ors 10 produee certain shades. His un-
have made this humble student OF nature
.':inarM1biy skiiitul In giving his canvas
subjects their natural gatb.
instead OF making preliminary draw
measured off the figures on The subject OF
MS second painting b. pins and matches
and n srra.: rue. The painting was made
tho same size as the original. It repre-
sented the death OF one of three COM
pan!ons In an Indian ambush. and all three
fisur.s we're drawn by Rorert on plain
carfboaTd No suggestions OF color were
obtaiEed from tie original drawing.
rms second production OF the barber ar
It's. gave his friends some idea that the
amateur painter had a most acc1rate idea
nl na.ures proper colors The painting
vas strung np IN the shop and attracted
much attention. He continued after this
cffort aid painted the Death OF the Dis
wards rlfsed. and a, present fiahES in the
baIroom Of a South ST. f.euis saiogn.
1, zones Last 4 stand at Paardebers." a
Weekly. next occupied his at,eht on. Max
ing the figures In proportion by the same
rude way OF measurements which char
tcterized his first productions. he painte,i
Gene Of the old Boer General and a. party
OF SIX. including two women, firing on the
enemy from behind great bowlder. This
!satntl1g Wis executed on cardboard. and
Is now one OF the decorations Of the shop
DRAWS PICTURE OF WIFE
He then drew a picture of his wife from
photograph, making the painting life
size. His better half dlsapproved Of the en-
tire procedure and would not listen to DOS
ing for her ambitious husband. In fact,
since Rorert has devoted his time TO the
side line Of painting. she has heartily op-
posed the idea of wasting his time draw
Ing pictures"
1'hroughout his work on these drawings
the scenes OF his childhood continually
recurred to him. and al last he decided to
reproduce the scene OF the farm lands
locking from his fathers house.
That talent of more than ordinary quail
ity was require. to draw these scenes. CIV
Ing the desired proportion and showing the
d stances and the size OF the subjects. is
lHbma'asely mb1ss It , eydsn' fasi The Landscape
tract Of land. 1t besins with the great
Dlack horse which, Rore.t explains. was
always always ted at the gate post awaiting his
mile posts. and the hole in the fence
through which the boy climbed to get the
pears and apples.
boy leading the geese and bashfulIy ac-
cepting a wreath Of flowers from coun-
Try maid who CHANGED by. On the top of
2 great oak ls stork resting on one
ioot In Its fmprovtsed nest.
CITY IN DISTANCE.
Over the tops of his fathers barns is
the distant city OF Garau dirn!y visible in
the clear sky. Long rows Of beautifully
groomed trees tine the winding roads lead
ing to his homestead. The leaves of the
different varieties Of trees produced on the
canvas and the color OF the trees are
painted with the utmost regard to nature
That man should remember the location
OF these trees, their number and the white
birches used to mark the boundary lines
of the adjoining farms, shows a memory
of more than ordinary caliber.
Rorert was nine months painting this
scene. 1t was ever in front OF his eyes.
As he says, he painted 1t in his mind. His
first thought in the morning was to rush |
pins and dots on the rude brown wrapping |
paper which he used as model familiar
spots and sizes OF buildings and trees |
which came before his mind. While. he
the picture on the wall and fastened his |
attention to the landscape. |
With this scene OF the German village
on canvas, he directed his attention to |
view looking to the east from the same |
doorstep. Both scenes are in May. again ]
the artists partiaiity for |
scenes Of youth and spring. He was six |
months painting the second scene. He be- |
.ieves now that he could reproduce either |
scene in less than half that time. as he |
says he has become familiar with the way |
Of mixing the paints. and his hand an !
easily.
1t was his intention to draw q typical |
German rainbow on this painting. but he |