The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-20
WHAT ARTISTS
PUT ON CANVAS
Hitchcock and Wilder Busy
With New and interesting
Subjects.

James, Jamie or Jim Wilder, and
others. There was no alloy in the
spoon that was at the bornin' of Mr..
Wilder and none has crept in since.
For that reason he sits under his own
vine and fig tree and waits for in
SEPARATIONS while Hitchcock and the rest
of the local painters take trolley and
go out TO meet them.
Mr.. Hitchcock has in his studio some
of the best work he has ever shown.
Best because of the treatment and best
because of the scope. One gets used to
his beach scenes because he has shown
more of them than of any other sub
ject, not excepting the volcano, and be-
cause he has pictured them so natural
~ that when one sees a particularly
fascinating bit of sea beach with the
bending cocoanut trees he intuitively
associates Hitchcock with it for, real
ly, in his paintings Nature is so faith
fully portrayed that she dare not
criticize the work of the mortal.
derived in Paris was the knowledge
he gathered during his two years resi-
dence in New York, for he has shown
since that he can do more than paint
beaches, that he can picture the lights
and shadows of the guiches, the fiery
richness of the foliage of the poinciana
or the wonder inches in the great can
yons. His opportunity in the line of
the latter came to him when he was
on Kauai last summer and he collared
the best of it. The sketches he made
then will develop into something great
during the next few weeks, but even
in their crude state one may see tre-
mendous possibilities. He has grasped
the subject with the aptness of a
Moran and handled it with the ability
of no less great an artist. The deep
ening purple shadows on the sides of
the cliffs are painted with faithful
ness to local color tnat will charm the
resident of the country and the rugged
ness of the walls as placed on the
canvas prove his technique. The trouble
with Hitchcock is his lack of CONNER
cialism but this is not considered a.
trouble" by the real artist, the man
or woman who is in art for the love
of it. With recent and much ex-
plotted member of the craft, it may be
added, by way of parenthesis, that it
was entirely personal exploitation, |
commercialism had first place. The |
man painted largely from photographs |
because 1.-The camera could get better
perspective a statement with consid- |
cradle truth but bad admission for |
real artist to make. If Hitchcock |
uses the camera it is not apparent to
the extent that the photograph will be |
found under. the colors. At the next /
Kilohana exhibition Mr.. Hitchcock win |
have some of his latest work, paint
ings from sketches on Kauai, and they |
are worthy attention from all lovers
of art
Mr.. Wilder's taste and talent run to
portraits and in this he is achieving
success, but as his inspirations do not
appear with any degree of regularity
he has not much to show. AS was in
timated at the beginning of this arti-
Gle he waits for inspirations and his
latest had encoura cement in the por-
trait of the late Fl. A. P. Carter, which |
he was commissioned to paint by the
directors of G. Brewer & Co. In this |
he worked under disadvantages met by
every portrait artist who is called to
paint post-mortem picture. Mr.. Will
der handled this subject from photo
graphs and memory with many added
suggestions from members of the fam
lily. The acceptance of the finished
portrait is evidence of the satisfaction
the work gave those interested. In
tonal qualities it is superb and the
hnish time will give to it will add
TO its worth in every respect. Mr.
Wilder has other canVaSeS in view
On his easel at the present time is
he portrait Of Judge Cooper, ordered
by the government to be placed in the
1fnce of the Secretary in the Execu-
i've building; another that is merely
blocked in is that of ex-Secretary At
Ilnson to be placed in the same row
With that of Judge Cooper. An init
nate acquaintance with these subjects
VIII enable the artist to catch an ex-
preston that cannot fail to be pleas
ng to the public.
1t was mentioned that Mr.. Wilder
waits for the inspiration. This may
not always be the case and, perhaps.
he statement needs qualifying. When
lie was down on Kauai last summer
lie ran against a beautiful bit in the
line and decided at once to
'a1nt It, He went back to the house
where he was stopping and gathered /
lp his paint kit and umbrella, took [
long a sandwich or two and decided
o make a day of it. 1t is said that I
before reaching the nook he heard the
teamer whistle and, seeming a for I
ign mail, returned. So far as he is d
oncerned the scene did not material
ze on his canvas, but Mr.. Hitchcock
as treasure of his own making on I
he wall Of his studio; he picked up /
he inspiration where Wilder dropped t
t. /
Mrs. Marshall paints fish studies Il
nth remarkable truthfulness as to de- s
all. Her drawing is good and her t
oloring SO perfect that there is al :
rays a temptation to reach out and c
xamine the texture. 1t is said that b
lady visitor to one of the Art League "
exhibitions did this on one occasion k
nd Immediately after sought the Law a
tory for the purpose of washing her s
ands. This may be an exaggeration r
ut, really, everything but the odor of k
ne fish is in a Marshall painting. c.
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