The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-09-02
ART AND :
ARTISTS.
ESTHER
GRIFFIN
" HITE

One of the most charming little
books issued by Thomas B. Mosher in
his Vest Pocket Series, is ga Little
Book Of Nature Thoughts" selected
from the work Of Richard Jeffries, by
Thomas Coke Watkins. This little
book is highly valued by Mr.. James
Speed whose delightful Nature Stud
les have been one of the features of the
series of entertainments afforded by
the Chautauqua. Jeffries was ever a
bit of a fatalist as witness this:
"Nature sets no value upon life,
sang years ago. The earth is all in
all to me but [ am nothing to the earth
it is bitter to know this before you
are dead. These delicious violets are
sweet for themselves; they were not
shaped, and colored and gifted with
the exquisite proportion and adjust
ment of odour and hue for me-
"There are never two works of
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there are never two moments of equal
pleasure; seize the one you have and
make much Of it, for such a moment
will never RETURN
Here is something with a positive
lyric quality:
"The fervour of the sunbeams des-
cending in a tidal food rings on the
strung harp of earth. 1t is this ex-
quisite undertone, heard and yet UNI
heard, which brings the mind into
sweet accordance with the wonderful
instrument Of nature
Mr. Edgar Forkner, who with Mr..
Pierce is spending the summer in the
artists country studio, "the cabin,'
South of town, is doing some stun
ming work this season. His sketches
in water color show constantly in
creased breadth Of treatment and APP
probation of varying conditions Of
color, some of his more recent work
displaying a warmth, depth and rich
ness of color absent from his pictures
of some seasons since. 1t is to be de-
plored that Mr.. Forkner has not late
ly exhibited in Richmond as he is do
ing the sort of work that wins APP
plause from his fellow artists and has
won him reputation in Chicago where
he has a studio, and other large cities
of the west in which he frequently ex-
hibits.
Mr. William A. McCord, the we'll
known Cincinnati artist whose beau
tiful canvases have been exhibited in
Richmond at different times, is also
a devotee Of the camera. his pictures
taken with the latter being beautiful
ly composed and artistic in effect
There is wonderful pleasure in COM
posing with a kodak or camera. Any
one can take a picture of person,
but it is another thing to make sue
cessful composition. There is as
much charm in this as in painting,
after fashion, altho' it takes the ar
fist, acknowledged or in embryo, to
accomplish interesting results. Mr.. Me
cords little marines in photography
are perfectly delightful bits Of pic
torial composition and would interest
all admirers of his painting art.
Here is a vivid word picture from
Jeffries that light be realized on
canvas by an artist of poetic instinct
and an interpreter of the meanings of
words:
"Out again into the road as the
sun sinks, and westwards the wind
lifts a cloud of dust, which is lit up
and made rosy by the rays passing
! through it. For such is the beauty of
the sunlight that it can impart a glory
even to DUST
The writer of this column has re-
Gently had the pleasure of receiving
Maurice Maeterlink's bookplate,
which, Judging from the motif, must
be recent acquisition on the part of
the Belgian essayist, poet and mystic,
since bees form the chief decorative
effect and his poetic treatment of the
latter being Of comparatively recent
publication. The plate is large one,
with very effective reversal of let
tering. the name of Maeterlinck being