The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27

some of her chosen themes for future
canvases.
In her studio are two striking paint
ings. salon size. which she values. at
$1,000 apiece. that are shortly to be-
packed and shipped to the City OF Mex
icO- More truly than in any OF her
other scenes is her love of poetry ard
beauty depicted in these two land
scapes. One. called The Resting
Time" is a scene by moonlight on the
top OF one OF the mountains near ST.
Helena. long. low shed with slopiag
roof. beneath which are horses at rest.
CLEANS silver in the bright moonlight.
which is painted in a:high and rich. if
cold, key. Through the tau trees. deep
green in the night shadows, the silver
moonlight streams. flooding the whole
scene with a wonderful ina gerry. still.
deep and intensely peaceful.
The Passing of the Forest is also
beautiful painting. with its. one lone
tree. solitary and forIorn. left standing
where once a mighty forest ran riot.
The hillside once thickly wooded with
pine and cypress, is freshly pIowed
for the vineyard that is TO be. the
newly turned loan OF the soil giving
a peculiarly rich value to the color of
the landscape beneath the sky. radiant
with the glow OF early spring.
Miss Sheppard has been painting
steadily all summer in her studio in
the hills and has some very pleasing
work to show in consequence. The dis
play the latter part OF this week forms
but small portion OF her recent work.
but in the spring we may look for
something more ambitious from her
brush in the large exhibition OF her
water colOrs. which she will hold in
this city
The exhibition OF small paintings at
the SeGuoia club is continuing to draw
a large crowd. as all OF the pictures
submitted have some special merit "a
recommend them. Each is OF suitable
size for the walls OF the modern apart
ment or bungalow, and all are reason
ably priced. The showing is an ex
ceIIent one, with representative work
or many OF the best artists OF this
city, and several OF the paintings bava
already found purchasers.
one OF the most exquisite OF the
scenes on view is a water color sketch
OF the Nils OF Burlfngame. a study OF
eucalyptus trees, sOftened and blurred
and silvered with the late aftarnoo,,
mist 1t is softly and Beautifully han
died. with a touch as delicate as N fs
strong and sure. This is the work ~
Percy Grey and is one OF a number Nv
MIN included in the exhibit. In all OF
them he displays the same aualft0- an
indef1nable something that is the
cnarm OF his work. In all OF hts
paintings he shows great promise tba+
VIII rank him among the best of eur
California artists.
VIII Sparks Is represented bv So.
erai scenes painted in the dark rich
note that marks his style. anons tbs
most admired of which Is perhaps .e7,be
Walls of Soledad.~ EuSen Heuhaus
nas Two strong canvases> on view ard
Berthe Stringer Lee has 10 or u good
striking scenes In oils and pastalS
many or which have already been sold
Ance 6est shows two OF her figure
sketcnes and two or three landscanAs
A w Best is represented bv so,ne
striking Greenbrae and Marin county
scenes In Myrtle YounS's group are
nung some sketches in black and
white and a little Piedmont scene in
pastel done in dark green key.
p l. Lattmer has a good showino Of
his redwood studios and scenes s,,o
bathed. in the hills back OF C,azadero
and Evelyn Vithrow has hung some
OF her delightful iridescent effects ana
some exceptionally well done fruit and
mower pieces Among others who have
exhibited and are represented nv ors
sor more paintings are Alice Cou+ts
Gordon Coutts. Eleanor Treat. Nav NJ
;. Cunningham. Lester d. Roronds
Emily Travis, Jane r. McElrov and
Eda st. John Smitten-