The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-11-20
XII OHANA ART LEAGUE EXHIBITION

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their plumes above the denser arboreal
growth Clouds rolling over the noun
tains beyond the central locality en-
nance the typical merits of the canvas
as a whole.
Merely study made outdoors. with
out being done over in the studio, is
Harvesting Sugar Cane" yet Mr..
/ Hitchcock viii probably find that in it
he has made a distinct hit. 1t may be
! hastily deemed commonplace, or having
too much flavor of the main industry"
At the same time it is a captivating
glimpse of real life in Hawaii, to which
! the artists skill has given poetic
beauty. The standing cane undergoing
attack at the hands of Oriental labor
ers and the cut and trimmed stalks
thickly strewing the ground are sub
jects for most delicate tinting. Mr..
Hitchcock has proved equal to the op-
portunity, revealing in the impromptu
work his superior control of local color
ing.
AS clearcut art the present writer is
disposed to place Mr.. Hitchcock's last
number of local subjects as first, or at
least close thereto. This is Clear
Morning Waikiki" It's elements of
spective. together with it's merits as a
pure marine, seem to compel the esti-
mate here given. storm at Waikiki
is a powerful representation of the
Sterner mood of Hawaii's climate.
Landscape" is the indefinite title of
another of Mr.. Hitchcock's best. show
ing a lazy brook across a marshy fiat,
storm upon the mountains beyond
and occasional trees in the middle dis
lance. Misty Morning. is an impress
sive scene-a fine idea of distance
through the thin fog-Hawaii has no
thick fogs: scattered trees over a
marshy waste; a struggling light in the
farther sky. Then the Lily Pond,
Waikiki Park is one more instance of
the same artists mastery of the elusive
tints of Hawaiian land-and-water-
scapes. 'Becalmed, Sunset is a typi-
cal Hawaiian scene, parts of which are
likely before long to belong TO the past.
a native in an outrigger canoe with a
sail, off a ragged coral beach, the calm |
sea glimmering in brilliant evening
lights, are the main constituents. 1t |
might serve as an categorical picture |
of Dreamland. It's details are finely |
out, and effects on the behold |
er most soothing.
rest of Mr.. Hitchcock's exhibits. Per- |
haps some of the best are among those |
not mentioned here. Enough to say
that they include much of his best |
quality of art in depicting Hawaiian |
Space will not permit, either,
detailed mention of several mainland |
subjects portrayed by Mr.. Hitchcock.
They deal with the beauties of Central
Park, New York. the redwood forests
IF California and the gorgeous Eastern
naples of October. In all of them fine
handling of atmosphere, natures tints |
and perspective attests a true artistic |
land
Mrs. F. s. Mallory has several very
,reditable pieces on the line. Her views
f the Island of Lanai and of Waipahu
are striking representations of the pic
uresque mountain scenery of the group |
md we'll executed. United" showing
| Japanese mother and child at a store
building with latticed second story upon
he edge of a cocoanut grove, has both
human interest and good artistic merit.
Miss A. H. Parke steadily improves.
She has five Hawaiian landscapes, of
which probably ''Molokai, from Laha-
ma Beach, will win first esteem, show
ng beautiful foreground, presumably
he artists standpoint. of white sea-
reach fanked with a palm and luxur-
ant foliage, and the title island across
he channel well drawn. In Rivals at |
Miss Parke has with delicate
umor hit off a race between the two
steamers of the inter-island
eet.
A. r. Gurrey makes an excellent
howing with two pictures-'"T Twilight
nd Sunset" In both he evinces a | !
ne command of the soft light stealing |
Yer the sea. His waves are strongly
would be hard to excel, re- ,
urning to the view a true impression {
f wetness and motion in the gentle bill Z
TVS rolling inshore. Z
p. H. Dodge is represented by a single
fort, entitled 'Nawiliwili Bay" It is
ute a strong and true composition of
he mountain domes and benches of
ock in the locality depicted, with a
right flash of deep-looking water in I
he foreground.
Mrs c. E. Mays has no less than ! Z
eventeen specimens of decorated 4
orcelain, all meritorious and some of
beauty of execution. Mrs. {
robert More has two beautiful exhibits !
2 the same department