The San Francisco call., 1909-10-17
THEODORE WORES SHOWS GOOD WORK
Art Association of Berkeley and
Arts and Crafts Guild to
Hold Exhibitions
By MARGARET MARSHALL DOYLE

it promises to be ore of tie most in
teresting views of the year 1t will
continue for two or three weeks
From Sacramento have come two
very attractive landscapes in oils.
They are the work of w. F. Jackson,
the curator of the Crocker art gallery
of that city. Both are strong SAM
pies of his style, which has a dis
tinctive charm quite it's own. Jackson
is great lover of nature and he de-
work is on view at Rabjohn & Nor
CONS gallery in Post street and
has attracted considerable attention
for its warmness and richness of touch.
A spring scene by him is particularly
appealing, painted as ii is al the
height of the wild flower season. The
setting is in the foothills around Sac
ramento, beautiful rolling country
scene, with the fields bright with a
wealth of California poppies and royal
splashes of purple lupin. What finishes
the picture is the repetition of the
color in the sky and clouds, a soft
touch Of purple fading to the faintest
and most delicate of lavenders. A
larger canvas also displayed is a scene
in Yellowstone park, with a foreground
of sage brush that is particularly well
brought out.
The Arts and Crafts guild expects to
hold an exhibition in the near future
The affair was originally planned to
open the new studio building, but be-
cause of a delay in the plans the
guild has decided not to wait for its
completion, but to hold the display
instead at the ST. Francis. AS it i3
now nearly six years since the guilds s
last exhibition the coming view should
be v-ry attractive, the more so as a
little of everything will be presented.
Not only will there be paintings in oils
and water colorS and some striking
pastels and monotypes, but there will
also be displayed architectural designs.
book binding, pieces of sculpture, wood
carving, old fashioned jewelry, hand
wrought brass, iron and leather work,
interior decorating designs every
thing in fact in which the guild has
taken an active interest. Two of the
most prominent persons in this move
ment have been the Misses Octavia and
Mildred Holden. The latter left last
week for an extended eastern trip.
At Couvosier's gallery in Sutter
street are two very strong marine
views, the late work of ]. A. Donovan,
the Santa Barbara painter whose stud
les of the sea have been winning their
own place in the world of art. These
two now on view are particularly
strong. One is called The Pilot
painted in the evening glow off the
coast of France. The color scheme is
perfect and the work has been very
powerfully handled. An even more
striking painting, though, is his pic
ture called The Coming Squan.' AS
an old sea captain remarked on seeing
it for the first time, THAT is deep
water. all right" Very effectively has
Donovan caught and carried out the
impression. The ship is being driven
before the coming storm, the sea is
running high and the impression is
skillfully given of the turbulence which
is to follow. Donovan's marine views
are splendid and it is only a pity we
have not more on view. His recent
sketching trip through the country
around Los Angeles has resulted in
some very good sketches which later
will be sent up to this city and ex-
hibited at Couvosier's.