The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27

ties with gayety and zeal. Neverthe-
less, none of the studios is barren of
canvases; even though many are in the
half completed stage, good work, hon
est endeavor and reaching out for
the ideal is plainly visible.
Chief among these works may be
mentioned those by Miss Bremen of the
Studio building. who can show several
canvases of undoubted originality and
distinctive beauty One of these is,
color study of Lake Merritt in extreme
ly delicate grayish purplish tones
showing dim eXpanse of lake, straight
limbed tree groups on the shore, which
merges into indefinite tints in the
distance a boat house idealized into
fairy structure. and paling vista
of trees and water. The tall straight
shadows-the reflection of tree trunks
in the still water give a touch of
somber mystery to scene which
makes the painting a most unusual
and effective production. The pearl
and gray tones, with the underlying
tints of pale yet glowing color, appeal
to the imagination in a way totally
different from the strong, bright color
ing of work carried out along other
lines.
a second TefIldIhdDtt StuuF 10 bHdb
of tho Berkeley oaks, which are shown
| in their distorted, bent, gnarled and
crooked aspects so vividly as to sug-
gest, Walpurgis night and witches fly
/ ing on broomsticks. The characteris-
!; tic of this scene is its weirdness, the
branches seeming almost alive.
1.-The Girl with Red Hair" forms the
!. subject of a striking study from the
nude The figure is posed in a slightly
/ awkward attitude, and the lines are
| far from perfect, so that the chief
interest Of the study lies in the Won
I derfully clear and delicate coloring Of
! the close. smooth bands of vivid hair,
and in the freshness and glow of the
| flesh tints.
! Miss Bremen believes in constant
! drawing from the nude in order to
keep up the drawing proficiency and her
studies of the human form in all poses
whether unusual or merely beautiful
are highly interesting and valuable.
| "As musicians think in rhythm de-
| clares Miss Bremen; so all artists
think in space. Look at Holbein. In
| the oval of an outlined face, the bony
contour. the Irregularities of the diff
] ferent parts of the countenance, the
modelling of the chin are superbly yet
| delicately indicated by means of a SIM
pie curved line, inclosing the oval of
the face. But what line it is. Gould
one do that-merely indicate, suggest.
with such admirable simplicity and
charm, we'll" and the artists sigh
was one of the unfeigned longing.
/ Miss Bremen is now working on a
decorative portrait which when fin
iished is expected to be most interest
! ing The subject is a young girl seat
ed at a piano; back of her is dark red
chair which is balanced in its color
inote by pot of bA1liant red gerani-
ums growing on high window ledge
The gown of the subject is white
against the dark. glistening surface OF
1.-THE instrument and the whole concep-
| tion is somewhat Japanese in style and
treatment Miss Bremen admits to a
fondness for Japanese art.
The last picture viewed was one OF
blue white moonlight, showing the
mining building in Berkeley and the
quality of the moon in its first stages
1.-The effect is that of a lambent atmos-
Iphere or of light without any visible
|source.
In the next studio are number OF
interesting sketches, studies and com
lpleted paintings by Miss Emily Travis
who has recently exhibited in Paris
with much success. The larger part OF
the sketch work is of scenes on Puget
sound, though there are number oi
studies-most charming, delicate anc
! pictured from an original point of view
i-of Paris, Florence, Rome and Nor
mandy The beautiful bridge of, st
Angelo with its noble arches is pictured
In the most delicate of pastel co1oring
though painted in oil. The Roman sky
lis so blue" says Miss Travis, 'tht
ihouses SO gold and the stone of thu
bridges so light, that one can hardly
find colors elusive and delicately glow
ling enough for them"
! An old church in Florence, known a.
1.-THE green cloister,' the canal of Bruge
with its gable houses. and its fiockl
of stately canal swans, a Normand,
iscene on the emerald coast, wonder
fully fine and harmonious rendering o
spring with dew and sunshine trembling
lin an ecstasy of loveliness on ever,
twig of the fairy trees clustered on. th
banks of an unruff1ed lake, the SAM
lake in gathering storm, and various
other ideas in which the imagination
land skill of the artist has vivified ant
penetrated everyday objects are to b
seen in this studio. Perhaps the larges
land most important canvas is that o
the figure of an old and wrinlSle'
woman seated in large chair, an opel
book held in her veined and witheret
hand and look of thoughtful contem
lnlation of things unseen on her strong
lfixed features All who are familia
with age will at once recognize th
characteristic pose, expression AM
dress of the subject. These the arts
lhas finely brought out and the result j
a picture convincing by its very qualit.
of old age.
The tenants of the Studio building
will give a. bal masque in their quar-
ters in 147 Preside avenue on tn,
evening of December 80. All invited
s. guests are expected to appear in COS
tune. but those choosing to waive thi
mart may be admitted If wearing masks
II will doubtless be proved on thi
occasion that the artistss-in the build
ling can play as well as work; and al
they have no mind to combine the two
the fun on the evening of the ball viii
probably be worth seeing. Between q
: and 100 guests have been asked.
The four bronZes by Robert AitkeI
now in the possession of the Bohemian
club are work of such a notable char
acter as to make one desire that the.
might be placed on public exhibition
i The first of the series, known as eth
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