The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-26
MANY SCENES
OF BEAUTY
ARTIST ALEX SCOTT HAS RE-
WONDERFUL PLACES.

Just what the Hawaiian Islands can
produce in the way of scenery is be-
ing rapidly developed by Alex Scott,
the noted English artist, who is here
on visit after a painting trip through
Asia and Polynesia.
After the exhibition which he gave
at the Pacific Club, the painter went
away to Hawaii and Kauai, where he
made enough sketches to keep him
busy perfecting pictures for a long
time to come With the eye of the
artist he hit upon exactly the points
which develop the wealth, the riot of
color which only people who have visit
ed these islands can understand.
When Mr., Scott begins to speak of
the beauty of the scenery here he
grows even more hopelessly enthusiasts
tic than the mosts devoted kamaaina.
isn't it magnificent" he said this
morning as he rapidly went over a
series of working sketches made at all
times of the day and in all conditions
of light. who would expect that such
tiny spot of land as Kauai could pos
sibly provide such wonderful scenes"
ly in finishing the third of some pic
lures ordered by Augustus Knudsen of
Kauai. One is an early evening scene
showing the Waimea canyon from the
Hanapepe koa forest. In this some
thing of the thoroughness of the artists
work may be judged from the fact
that the particular vista which struck
him as being the best subject for his
painting, was obscured by a tree, but
nothing daunted, he went away, came
back with an axe and cut the tree
down, thereby revealing, as he expect
ed, scene of rare beauty which he
has transferred to canvas.
The Waimea gulch is favorte sub
ject with Scott for he has many views
of it all differing in essentials and
still all beautiful. A picture which he
is preparing also for Augustus Knud-
sen is that of the spot where the I'M
happy leper some years ago stood off
the posse which had gone to take him
to the Molokai settlement.
The waterfalls on Hawaii made a
marked impression on the English ar
fist for they appear in many of the
working sketches made by him on the
big island. He was singularly for
tunate in his views of the Rainbow
falls near Hilo Here again his tho
roughness is shown
Il make a color sketch on the spot"
he said when asked as to his method
of work lin order to fix the coloring
permanently on my mind and then
take a photo of the place in order to
supply the accurate detail minor mat
ters which l could not possibly remem-
Der when the time comes for finishing
the picture. 1 was fortunate in getting
a photo of the Rainbow falls which
shows the rainbow very distinctly. Here
it is, you see, the irridiscent simmer
of the color shows plainly across the
fail"
A particularly pretty bit from Ha-
wall is a scene back of Carriers house
on the Parker ranch. 1t shows an
amazing tangle of morning glory and
foreground.
The Onomea gulch with the famous
pierced rock is also portrayed from a
new point of view.
Il had to struggle 1 don't know how
far through cane about 10 feet high to
get to that point" said the artist but
it was worth it,"
Scenes along the Kukuhaele valley
with the beetling cliffs split by water
falls, along the old government road
which it seems is now covered with
waterfalls and is raising fine crops of
watercress, marine effects everywhere
along the coasts of the islands-all of
these find places in Scott's works and
Honolulu people will have a treat if at
any time the artist decides on giving
an exhibition.