The San Francisco call., 1908-03-22

known local persons. among whom ara
Mrs. George Pope. Mrs. Joseph =
Tobin, Mrs. Edward Dimond. Mrs
Eleanor Martin, the Coleman family
Mrs Henry T.. Scott, Mrs. Frank Lusk
and Mrs Amy Talbot While abroad
Mrs PIotner did some excellent work.
which is on exhibition at her studio.
and which proves most interesting as
explained and elucidated by the artist
John NJ Gamble, whose paintings OF
wild flowers in landscape setting
have attracted so much attention at
Schussler's gallery. and who sold work
at time when no one seemed TO be
buying paintings. has sent several
canvases to Philadelphia to the famous
art dealer. Lindsay. Although ths
Philadelphia art club does not intend
to give an exhibition this season. al
it's gallery is in process Of renovation,
Lindsay is so much pleased with the
Gamble canvases that he is not will
ing to have them return to San
Francisco Gamble still is at Santa
Barbara. where he and Willis Davis,
former president OF the art associa-
tion. have a studio together, from
which place Gamble has just dis
patched three canvases to be placed
on exhibition at Schusler's gallery
mediate success The canvaSes are
paintings of poppies and 1upins. repro
duced in CANDLES own inimitable
style and with all the richness OF
coloring which marks this artists
field and meadow work.
Dunbar Wright. the motorist,
traveller and lecturer of New York,
has also Joined the Santa Barbara
colony of artists. Wright paints In a
very broad style, and as he is sketch
ing every day and is a hard worker
his eanvases promise much for the fu-
ture-
Ferdinand Lundgren. the desert
painter. is at last settled in his new
studio The artist had his first Sat
home" a few days ago.
Oscar Coast is here again from New
York
Robert Wagner is dividing his time
between portrait painting and working
out a scheme of decoration for the
fiesta TO be held on the arrival OF the
fleet
Charles Rolfo Peters IS expected az
Santa Barbara soon 10 make studies for
his large panel OF the mission for the
St Francis hotel
c. p. Nelson has gone to San Diego
TO establish a class in painting in the
state normal school.
]. W. Marble. a New York portrait
painter. now at Santa Barbara. has
Just finished portrait OF Willis Davis.
A most delightful and original talk
was given one afternoon last week
BY Mrs. c. 2. Fonda before the mem
bers OF the assembly section OF the
California club on the subject OF
Burne-Jones and the pre-Raphael-
ites- A striking comparison was In
stituted between the work OF Burne-
Jones and that of Botticelli. from which
the former learned much The famous
Burne-Jones' picture King Cophetua
and the Beggar Maid was shown in
very fine engraving and attention
called to the fact that in all the ar
lists figures the quality OF rest was
invariably present In Botticellfs
"Allegory of Spring" however. every
one of the beautifully rounded and
modelled Figures is instinct with life
and motion and is shown in graceful
suspended gesture or by the pose of
head or turn OF shoulder convey the
impression of arrested flight Majesty.
sadness and dignity breathe from
Burne-Jones' eanvases: those OF Bot
ticelli show a larger fancy. more
airy lreeuOn ana certain HE quaAltN
which makes il seem all the more
singular that Burne-Jones apparently
did not perceive nor care to initiate,
even in execution.
The Arts and Crafts Workers are
holding an exhibition in their studio
in California street. Some interesting
and valuable work is being shown. The
work of the Arts and Crafts is really
a revival of the work attempted by the
pre-Raphaelities. as shown in the
poetic and reserved hapdicraft OF Will
liam Morris. Burne-Jones and others OF
that famous cult.