The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12
Artists Return With Inspiration From Study
in Mountains and Shore
Deakin Exhibits Work Of Lifetime in Canvases
Poriraying Early California Missions
By Lucy B. Jerome

BY Lucy
shore and mountain suu claim
quota or devotees Of the brush
pencil and tae city studios have
=ranued and uaoccapied look In con-
.1enle. However few Of the
Santa Barbara palnters are coming this
--s- Tor ree-lur visits. among them be-
ms Jllu Gamble and willis Davis. who
a-s expected here next week. Davis
LIS completed some excellent work in
are THE subjects eng bits OF
Wtl hills ana mountains ris-
- boldly beyond Though painted in
cones. and somewhat Somber ia
-.a scenes give the impression
~ being -rue presar ra--ols- Gamble $
-E shows precisely opposite quail
5-- r-or ot brilliant color laid on
er lItrriIE brush and keen dis
nation of values -1rus an en-
~ such -rutH and vIEor that a
visitor -e die gallery where some OF
work IS exhibited remarked
r- satisfaction 1T looks AS n you
--L pick chose poppies and sir under
--eS and b know 7 smell t1at
- ara- Z i- IS only painted
known before his death some SIX
ago. painted a landscape II
.- l- presented 10 his little
-ar then about years Old as q
Ea The daughter has kept the
Tor wears. bu- finding herself
compelled -e part with i- through ne
.--=-r has placed che painting IN a
.r gallery f0r sale II has been
rle piece % work oy
hopes ar- entertained that SAFE
made -Cr raa picture, although
$500. is Tor disposal ar Sl7t-
e Bohemian e-gb has taken the mat
rr ana through their Efforts the
-e5--.r- -ra- la disposed ~. though as
grE--z.-az was UC- a Bohemian the pic
r-ra cannot g. permitted space on the
walls o+ r-a c--a- u IS % be hoped
f-a- some one capable ~ appreclarlng
r-a r-a-l-s and beauty cf the painting
may secure IT,
Another picture. portrait. hangs
side l- side with the Former. Il is that
~ -le old Mexican nurse OF the RodrI-
-'.ez r1---r- an old dame with brown
rlz-el features and loose. ample dg-
-r- 14-e- esslE clad il q shapeless gown
and black shawl half revealing the
urre- rarr cf tie figure The hair
and rr'r. is parted in the mid
tA'sH
e,--r- ez- while white kercllef-a
daring idea. roIiy worked QUITS tied
.rer The head and kuo--ed under the
C1.- haul1ra wise The head srruc-
-r=--re hardness and Sharpness of
-.a Modelling NJ -lH old head Iu every
6r- extremely satisfying The
painting ~ rle flesh ciuts is no less
t-a- comes -0 All inhabitants OF warm
1rera- effect Is thar II a type Of MeXi-
can 1fren seen
IN ANY one interested En- the preser-
watson ~ t-e history ~ California as
-0-e r- Ler missions tile work q Ed
Ueakil WlI be d sitting memorial
- past faEs Deakin Is an English
wr1 has always been interested
landscape arE architectural views.
" when 1frer some riue spent in
and France De came 70 cali
ans observed the ola missions
.---n bling 10 decay Ee seized
-r- 6es ~ painting rheu I'm all
vanishing beauty and thus pre-
record thar should endure.
Ee has done Tn his ltrIe
5r Oakland which lie is now en-
-E- W- his own hands there are
large "1-T7srs- each p0rtrsT wing an
-E Spanish mission lis all tle wondrous
sotruezz and glow of the rich Cali
f--ria e1lc-iuE- and Invested with the
less. i-scru-a1le charm of the paSr
-s- er-=I1ns rHc missions themselves.
Three NJ rLe original buildings have en-
-.-ely disappeared. bur from photo
graphs ana descriptions furnished him
chose who were familiar with their
outlines and appearance Deakin has
constructed a Iarvelously enchanting
made r--lr-r-r --
composition az at producing a beautiful
ee- His idea has been from the first
-1 preserve Il faithful and exact record
c- --e vanishing monuments. and he has
-zz=G no liberties wiki his subject. san
Luis ReE. san Gabriel. the Solan0 mis-
s.l-- the beautiful historic san Juan
l-r-sla ana the classic desi gu OF san
-a- Carlsrrano have all been faith
-T depicted bT DeakIn's brush. and
stand IN rLeir richness OF coIOring
r-on ot s---1 ludIng scenes
-e-1=t lE the splerd0r and simplicity
~ r-e past as lmperlslabIe records OF
--e Spanish padres and their times.
Leakiu is an enthusiast over the
charm ~ these old spots and has two
-lres inscribed over the first paintfng
~ rle series 50 feet the works 0f
o-er back to tile earth again; ancient
and holy things fade Ike a dream" He
has refused 10 hrea K the series. though
rTers have been made him for seuara re
osu-ases bur be wishes 10 maintain
r.e historic trauscrip ipti0n intact and i-
Fo doing De has taken q stand for
every lover Of the beautiful old
past should be profoundly grateful The
work has occupied him for nearly 40
years. and ITS monetary value Is great
aside from its being the only work %
i-s kind ia existence. The artist has
e plan Tor the restoration Of the Mis-
sion Dolores which is worthy the
source of its inspiration. and which
De hopes 70 see carried out before he
dies II has been said that Deakiu
paints in a style Of 20 years ago. but
plrri1g style aside any one who can
behold rhe picturiuE or the lovely.
slalovy arched missions 'unmoved has
r1e soul - a stole.
Speaking re the splendid head OF
Lincoln. the work Of GusZon B0rglum,
wrlcl has recently been presented 20
congress by its owner. Eugene Myer
cr Sew York. the New York Times
SAYS Borg lms Lincoln is as far as
possible removed from the duh and
superficial likeness achieved in medi-
ore nortraiture. He has used the pres
tEerts familiar features as a means OF
oppression for the most touching and