Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
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goes admirably with the other elements of his
work.
CONTRASTS ARE HIS FORTE

goes admirably with the other elements of his
work.
CONTRASTS ARE HIS FORTE.
What Mr. Clawson Is in portraiture Mr., culmer
is in landscape Ask lay member what they ao' moss
sunset. Ask them how they like it and Immediate
y they reply, definitely ASK them Tor the mex.
best and they will say the effect of the sun on on
snow-capped peaks with all It's attending detail
or a summer river side with blades of grass shoot
ing up around 1t and the leaves of the trees hang-
ing about picturesquely from their branches Mr
Cumer has spent his life in portraying these ef.
fects He delights In the sudden contrasts OF
light and dark; he loves brilliant sunsets and has
won accordingly a broad spread popularity
The fact that the Commercial club OF Salt Lake
selected Mr.. Culmer's painting OF the great natur-
al bridge Augusta, photograph of which Is re-
produced above. as the picture which was suose-
ouently presented to President Taft on the occa-
sion of his visit the city. is in itself IN indi-
cation of Mr.. Cuner's standing as an artist
There are other names OF Importance such as
G. w Browning who is thoroughly of an artistic
temperament We regret that he does @ not devote ,o
moro time to practical art problems ana spehu less
time business man
There is Ramsey who has done number Of
portraits this year and whose EXHIBITS at tne re-
cent state fair attracted attention, and one can
not forget the veteran Ottinger who still turns
out an occasional picture
Mrs Virginia Stevens should be remembered
also for her splendid success as a director OF art
among the younger generation at the state Uni
versary. Although we never see canvass In tho
exhibitions that she has done she has the correct
artistic temperament and an abundance of nervous
energy which Is gradually telling on the cultural
side of educational system
rHANuxLEss PROFESSION.
II must be remembered in summing up the
activities of this spurious band of dreamers scgre-
gated they arc from all the commoner walks
of life that theirs Is profession quite dinerent
from the ordinary, much more difficult to live.
more generally misunderstood than any other pro-
fesslon. thankless full of thorny paths. and so
often considered without serious attitude The
average human being looks at art as merely a
picture making process The criterion OF Judgment
is ..pretty or not pretty" which of course to the
real artist is ridiculously absurd How many times
he closes his ears to the rehatched platitudes OF
neople who look at pictures merely from the senti-
mental superficial point of view OF pr@tty or nor
pretty How often entering the homes OF his
friends he calendars and chromos of the most
noisonous Jarrlng unnatural tendencies. and Is
forced to sit compIacently and view them without
a murmur Walls covered and jnmmed with con-
coctjons OF second hand artists reproduced with
the crudest. cheapest sort OF reproducing methods
These and many other equally repulsive condi-
tlons are what the artists have to contend with
But their dream Is that some fine spring morning
conditions shall have changed! People shall have
learned that picture well done with the soul
of the artist In 1t Is worth more 10 ther general
culture than ten million chromos
DONALD BEAUREGARD.