The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-11

searching the air and the invisible
earth beneath him. Behind, the third
angel. with head and body outstretched
and turned away from the observer, is
tense with the alertness of his guard.
To the right on the opposite side of the
lunette and behind the angel holding
the scroll are two other angelic figures
searching the regions beneath, strong,
watchful Finally, around the whole
lunette, close under the present frame,
runs an inscription in Hebrew letter
ing,
Descended from the ships carpenter
of the Mayflower, his first drawings
sketches made in the fo'castle, his first
marine pictures painted with house
paint and sold to workmen for little
more than the cost of canvas. discoy-
cred by the late George Inness, stud
led art in Europe and an exhibitor at
the Royal academy. is the record or
William e. Norton, impressionist and
a notable name in the world OF art.
An interesting account of his career Is
given in the New York Herald, Whlch
tells graphically the story of the Ire
of Norton the drawer" as the artist
was known at school. Beginning life
as a cabin boy, he left the sea after
several years spent on it and took up
the study of art in earnest. AT the
Lowell institute, in Boston, he came
under the instruction of George Hol-
lingsworth, and by the time he was
old enough to vote he had opened
studio for himself in Boston. Here
Inness found him, gave him much help
full advice and finally landed Norton
in Paris Here he entered the studio
of Vollon, putting away paints and
brushes and working with pencil and
charcoal for a year. After six years
of Paris he spent year in Italy ana
ended in London. Now, after quar-
ter of century spent abroad, he has
returned to New ork TO open studio
on Broadway.
The case of a local painter who pur-
sued the study of his art under equal
difficulties is found in that of Hamaar-
strom, the keeper of the old mill in
Golden Gate park. Hamaarstrom be-
gan his sketching while a streetcar
Fconductor in Oakland. and used to
snatch what spare seconds he could in
order to make pencil snapshots of the
different passengers as they appeared
to him.
Hamaarstrom has in his beach studio
| a number of marine scenes, strong,
vigorous and full of the tang of the
brine but he is best known by his
nonotypes, which are of such high
!
the encomiums of those who are able
to tell the value of such work and the
promise of future success in the field
of painting if ever he turns his hand
to it seriously. But there are obstacles
in the way, although much of his work
has been on view at local exhibitions,
and his name is we'll known and rec
ognized as standing for good work.
If he does study the chances are that
he will do something big.
Keith is engaged on sharp, brilliant
effect of Carmel point, and has under
way several canvases showing the high
Sierra. This most indefatigable OF
painters never seems TO tire, and one
can not but wonder at the inward fire
/ that burns so brightly after nearly 40
! years devoted to the ends of art
Julia Bracken Wendt, the artist OF
southern California, who has been in
! Chicago engaged on several important
commissions there, has returned to her
/ home.