Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29

shown her flower studies here, but Is
contemplating an exhibition Of studies
Of gerantums exclusively for the fall
A novel feature planned by Mrs.
Evarts for the exhibition Is huge
punches Of flowers which will be ar
ranged about the room, inviting COM
parison between the natural flowers and
those on canvas.
Tapestry Display
The tapestry display at Blanchard
art gallery has attra cted many per-
SONS to the gallery despite the warm
weather. This line Of work readily finds
admirers, and proves one of the most
Interesting branches of art for the
brush wielders.
Some of the works on exhibition are
truly excellent, while others are Of less
merit.
Beauty is an arbitrary thing, defy
ing reason and the local workers have
portrayed her In many different moods
and styles.
with general study of anatomy the
figures could be made much more
beautiful and on several cases normal
where there are now abnormal growths,
which were doubtless meant for mus
Gle.
"Deda and the Swan" by a Persian
artist, shows delicate handling Of the
nude figure, and combines a thorough
knowledge of anatomy with subtle
handling.
In Los Angeles there are many paint
er folk and as many styles Of execution,
but perhaps there is none with fewer
set rules and precedents than govern
the work being done by several Span
ish people at the old Plaza church under
the direction of Rev. Juan Caballeria.
These people choose for their work
subjects that artists of far more ex-
| perience would hesitate at doing, They
| have had no teaching except that which
| Father Caballerla has given them In the
time he can spare from his parochial
work.
John Gonzalez, the most promising
of the amateur workers. has done a
copy of Francisco Pradillo's Fall of
Granada" and Is now working on Co
lum bus before Ferdinand and Isabella
| by the same artist. both canvases por-
traying scenes with many figures. The
works of the early painters prove
popular copies with them.
| 1t may be and probably is true that
there is no vital principle impelling the
| artists Of today which cannot find Illus
| tration in the work of some old master.
Yet we concern ourselves deeply about
qualities which worried our ancestors
| little or not at all.
There are problems of light and color,
modelling and texture, movement an6
atmosphere which, with all reverence
to the great ones of the past we re-
gard in essentially a modern way
The working out of all these qualities
and their underlying principles present
| to the painter many difficult problems
| OF the thousands of artists who are
conscientiously striving for their solu-
ton, some one is discovering something
every day, which will help more or less
toward the end. Only practice will
make perfect.
Regarding the work being done by
industrious proteges of Father Caballe-
ria. they cannot be judged from an ar
tistic standpoint. They stand unique
in that they are the work of untutored
geniuses, who might, with practice and
! training, become good artists.
Large canvases are covered by these
rapid artists In two and three days
stopping neither for technique,
anatomy or composition.
Prominent amonk the workers in the
little upstairs studio in the parochial
residence are John Gonzalez, Mrs. Car
men Hospital and Joseph Martinez.
Father Caballeria Is planning an ex-
hibition next month and promises q
large number of canvases by these in
dustrious and rapid wielders of the
| brush. A. M. c.