The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09
Artists Assert All Methods Legitimate That
Give Desired Effects to Work
Local Masters Of Palette and Brush BEGIN to Return
From Their Summer Wanderinqs
By Lucy B. Jerome

What are the legitimate methods as
employed in painting was asked the
other day by 8 seeker after informa-
ton OF one OF the most popular artists
on the Pacific coast. Anything that
VIII give you the desired effect, was
the quick answer. any method is
legitimate Why not2"
Why notg~ And yet 10 the Iayman
who stin laBors under the impression
that the exquisite wonders Of some Of
the msgiclans Of the palette and brush
are wrought only BY the most care
ful and painstsking use OF one tool
alone, and that the brush IN ali its
variety OF shape and size. would be
amazed 10 know some OF the resources
in common use by acknowledged mas
ters OF the craft Get IL" was the
curt order OF a great Berlin master
10 his pupils stamp on Il II you
have To- but set il"
AS IN other crafts. the tricks OF the
trade are numerous. Who would be-
lieve. for instance, that the marvellous
parent surface could be produced by
so commonplace an instrument as q
tOothpick, or that the cloud effect in
q pe2rly sky filled with the poetry Of
slow drifting clouds was the result Of
inspired work with & palette knife. or
perhaps. the end OF burned match ,
Bur that this is true and. more than
that, is perfectly legitimate work, and
so regarded by those who know any
thing about paintable mysteries, Is
yOuched for BY one who knows most
OF the secrets OF the painters craft
and who does not dis6ain 70 resort 10
them himself when needed.
EFFECTS MADE WITH SHOES
The Berlin master alluded TO above
used 10 place his work. which was 10
descend 10 posterity. on the floor. and,
with his feet encased IN & huge wooden
shoes. stand and rub the shoes over the
surface OF his canvas, sometimes viO-
lentIv. and again, gently. Cavalier
treatment this. for chef d'oeuyre OF
the painters art; but, as in many other
lines. the whole secret lies in knowing
when to stop More than that; in know
ing just what effects are prOducible by
such means. and not carrying them an
iOta TOO far Odd though this may
seem. S il not genius OF its own kind2
Could walls OF studios OF the dead
and gone mighty masters OF the brush
speak doubtless they could tell strange
tales Perhaps the house painter :
brush, in common use among painters
AZ AA-Ac Ad.s ~ H5 6AcU AZ LNAaIlDA use
then. Perhaps the IOothpick. or what
ever answered 70 the same purpose,
the ends Of burntout matches. the
saudge OF a thumb. or the iandscape
laid On with 2 penknife. were the pro-
sale though wonder working tools Of
that time, as they are Of this. 1t is
said OF prominent water coIorist now
in san Francisco that he literally holds
his paper under the pump and scrubs
g
IL HIS pictures are JOY forever.
Who cares2 Another dean OF painters
here IS said 10 permit the dust TO
gather on an unpe5nted canvas till II
IS 50 thick that q name can be written
on it Then, Il he wishes 10 paint one
OF his sublime landscape conceptions
be carefully wipes OF an oval in the
central portion OF the canvas, which
may later give an effect of a clean,
luminous light. and paints directly over
the dust On the other parts OF the
canvas, which gives an exquisite rem
dering of a light haze. Again. why
notZ The old masters words ring with
truth. Get ANYWAY you can All
things are pardOnable 10 the painter
who arrives.
ARTISTS RETURNING HOME
The artists are beginning to come In
from their summer wanderings. though
several viii Inger in country scenes
til late in autumn. Charles Dickman
has decided 70 make his home in the
City once more and 70 that end is
searching for suitable studio quarters.
Mss Heynemena returned few days
ago from Clear Lake. where she has
been spending most Of the summer and
VIII resume her own painting work in
two or three weeks. with occasional
trips between city and country. The
studio building classes for children will
reopen On august Is. and the adult
classes On September 1. OF others who
have studios n the building, Mrs. Men
ton Is still away, and Carrigan IS in
his Falls Village studio. working hard.
and exceedingly busy. Mr. Carrigan's s
old studio has been pre-empted By Bruce
Porter. who Is doing some big decora-
tions there Piazzoni IS also busy with
some big mural work. which ne expects
10 complete in the near future. and
Cummings and Putnam are handling
big pieces, too Although. from 2 com
mercial standpoint. art circles are dull.
there seems 10 be plenty OF work going z
or
One OF the most celebrated painters
OF today IS at present in the southern
part OF the state This is H J. Thad-
deus. member OF the Royal Hibernian
academy. who made his reputation as
Oh 14AASN " lis E14N46Al Nl TIE 4dlo
pope. Mr.. Thaddeus has painted sue
cessiFeiy the Prince OF Wales. Grand
Duke Michael OF Russia, Able Liszt and
the portrait OF Gladstone now hanging
IN the Reform club IN London. This
last Is considered one OF the finest ever
painted OF the statesman.
John a Gamble has taken his de-
parture for Lake Tahoe. where he
hopes 10 get some good sketches Tahoe
is E region which, like Yosemite. is
just now singGlarly neglected by art
lists Full OF opportunities. both places
remain more or less die property OF
photographers. Il IS 10 be hoped that
Gamble viii bring back. some work
which may prove the region 10 be well
worth while
RESENTS SEX DISTINCTION
A curious question regarding the
work OF women artists has lately
Grated much discussion. and an extract
from the New York Herald says that
Giles Edgerton asks in craftsman.
Is there & sex distinction in aTt?'
TTr7--~a- raf .