Arizona republican., 1909-11-10

the judge-who is said to have beer 1 a well known artist of Los Angeles 1 to have selected this painting over
 that of Miss Howard. Perhaps a stronger individuality was the final ar gument in favor of Mrs. Thomas | charming bit of color.
 There is one thing that can be said l for the paintings of Miss Howard She has learned the art of vibration. Near
 her exhibit was a painting of a similar
 Arizona scene-the same sort of sub- Ject that she has chosen. IL is an adobe house with blue sky The writ CT of this article is unaware who painted it. The composition of this
 picture and thecolor are good; but it
 lacks atmosphere. That is to say. the
 blue sky is dead and the colors do not
 vibrate. The same picture could be
 made to glow with color had the sim | pie trick of the impressionists been used. When they wanted purple shadow they did not make it purple: they put n alternate strokes of red and
 blue which al a distance melts into 6 vibrant purple mass that radiates like the heat over dusty road on a hot SullintT OdN.
 In the same room are a number of charcoal sketches h,' Heighton James which were made at the Arizona Stu dents League in New York This ex- hibit was not made for the purpose of obtaining prizes. MT. James request ed that hc b. ~iVen no premiums or awards. He would undoubtedly have taken some firsfs oiherNise for many of the sketches :how great promise and were warml.' commended by the judge-a man Tho il"ws. They are all drawings from life. some of them evidently made in the sketch class for they are not elaboratel,' finished.
 Some really clever and sincere land scapes in charcoal were made by Eva Kraus. ten rear old pupil of the Cen tral school. This collection of sketches received two special awards
 There is collection of water color or wash drawings done mostly in sepia. by Miss Ruth Dorris- They are drawings from casts. Among them. and perhaps the best. IS Venus de Milo. There is also a Barre lion and other drawings from the cast. The Venus received first premium. All of them are well drawn and deftk- executed.
 A water color drowing by Miss Mar guerite Fulwiler who is about twelve years old. took a first and well de- served il. It is the picture of a violet hanging on the wall The colors are dull but effective and it is quite a com mendable piece of work
 A water color drawing by Miss Mar ing is that by Miss Ruth BOttler IL is the portrait of girl with a rose Perhaps the criticism that it is carried little too far will not be amiss. It took a first
 The best still life picture in the whole collection is q study of grapes In Wa ter color by Herman. A cluster of light and dark grapes are entrusted. The painting of the leaves is broad and washy and not over worked or woody" It received first
 There are some excellent photo graphic studies-one in particular by Bate of a mountain waterfall which took first
 Some architectural drawings were exhibited by Thornton Fitzhugh but not placed in competition. They are the original water color elevations of the Florence prison MT Fitzhugh has also collection of photographs of the of the Jonathan club of Los Angeles and some showing the roof garden. also a part of the Johathon | club-on top of the Pacific Electric | which was designed by him. | The art exhibit is in charge of Mrs | Charles Christy