The San Francisco call., 1909-12-12
In 3 the 3 Art 3 World
By Margaret Marshall Doyle

A. the request Ol tuc puDlAS INV
~ Goddard Gale exhibition of water
color paintings will not be re-
moved to the artists studio in Oakland
this week. but will be on view until
Saturday evening at the Rabjohn &
Morcom galleries in Post street While
there are only five of his paintings in
this view. they are the five that brought
to Gale the grand prix' and to Cali
fornia the highest honors in the world
competition at the Alaska Yukon ex-
position. For choice of subject, for
execution and finish they are perfect.
and are handled with an exquisite
mastery of touch.
The first of these, called Passing
Days is in rich. subdued evening col
ors. The sky is a deep. quiet blue. the
clouds mass of softened gold and
the deep twilight in the front of the
picture is touched with the first hazy
darkness of nightfaIl. Through the
gate leading from the rolling pasture
land a flock of sheep is being driven
homeward for the night. 1t is a still.
peaceful scene worked with deep feel
ing. To many, however. an even
greater favorite is "The Rising Moon"
This represents a shadowy landscape.
somber with the darkness of night
over the distant hill the moon is just
appearing, flooding the sky and noun
tain top with wave of silver light,
just bright enough through the shad-
ows of the foreground to suggest the
outlines of the countryside 1t is
really a wonderful piece of work for
those who love night scenes. and is
done with strength that alone would
land Gale in a foremost rank.
BLOW. Blow. Thou wintry Wind is
a marine depicting the coming of a
storm al sea. The rising wind, the
turbulent waters and the wave washed
rocks are powerfully dealt with, show
ing the diversified style of landscape
work that appeals to the artists
genius.
The Bulwarks of California is also
a good sea scene. taken from the over
hanging cliffs in the foreground, and
The Lone Cypress" with the typical
Monterey setting, is beautifully done
with surety of touch. sight and feel
ing that alone would give it a high
place in the art world. 1t is paint
ing that fairly sparkles with light, and
is brilliantly executed, which also may
be said of all of the scenes. Next week
the paintings will be put on view at
Gales studio in Oakland
Another interesting exhibition of the
week is being held in Oakland at the
studio of NJ. Fancher Pettis in Ell Do
rado avenue. There are number of
dainty watercolor landscapes in this
view notable among which may be
mentioned the study of redwoods that
carried off the medal at the Seattle
exposition. This is a beautiful little
woodland scene, the sunlit valley being
shown through a frame of the giant
trees. Mrs. Pettis has always made a
special study of redwoods and other
wood scenes, which are for the most
part exhibited on this side of the bay
in the Rabjohn & Morcom galleries
dtiQ III JlC dttAdCtANC SluNlO.
The 20 or more landscapes now on
view are delicately and daintily han
died with a lightness of touch that is
excellent.
This exhibition opened Wednesday
and win continue until Thursday, De-
cember 80.
Bertha Boye. the sculptor whose
eleverly designed fountain for E. Nj.
Baldwin, resident of the island of
Maui. won for her such praise in the
art world. has now turned her atten-
tion to a new field of work
Her latest production is no less at
tractive than her former studies. al
though along different lines 1t is a
book for children called ~Dotty Sea-
weed" which she has designed in con-
junction with Mrs. Cornell. The latter
did most of the verse making. while
Miss Boye's odd and pretty ilIustra-
tions have aided IN making it one of
the most charming gifts that could be
given a child at Christmas The verses
arc for the most part Mother Goose
rhymes for fishes. and the delightfully."-
wriggly and totally alIuring mermaids