Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-31
PICTURES SHOWED LACK
OF CARE AND THOUGHT

"A Happy Family" was a topic which
should have had better results this
week. but none of the pictures showed
any thought or care.
Lines in many of the pictures were
thin and weak, and several of those re-
produced had to be touched up con-
siderably.
In several pictures the proportions
were absurd. In one especially, a rooster
standing by a tree, was so tall that he
reached to the first branch, and the
little chicks were hardly as large as
his toe. The lines were good and
strong and the foliage pretty 1t was
evident the artist could do better, and
those were merely evidences of
thoughtlessness.
In the picture by Helen Knecht the
idea is splendid; The outlines are good
and clear and the contrasts are fine.
Milton Basham has a fine idea, the
lines are strong and clear and the pro-
portions are good. If some foliage had
been used it would have been a de-
Cided improvement.
Proportions are not good in the pic
ture drawn by Ola Hall. The leaves
should be smaller and denser foliage
should have been used. The large
birds are well drawn. but the nest is
rather stiff and seems to be in a rather
dangerous position.
Details have been carefully worked
out in the picture by Irwin Haynes.
The proportions are good and the pros
pectve fine. Lines are also good and
strong and the foliage on the arees is
graceful.
Lines in the picture by Katherine
Dukes are not clear enough. The out
line of each little duck is not clear, and
the proportion between the mother and
the little ones is not good. The pros
pective is fine. though, and the foliage
is quite pretty.
Rose Williams has pretty idea and
the figures have assumed a natural and
graceful pose Lines are clear and
good and the expressions of the faces
are well drawn.
The idea is fine in the picture drawn
by Charles Phillippi. The lines are
strong and the expression of the faces
is good The proportion between the
baby's face and those of the mother
and father is not good, and the mans
arms are not in proportion to the size
of his head.
Lines are good and strong in the pic
ture drawn by Ulysses Peterson. The
idea is attractive and the outlines of
the kennel and fence are fine. The
dogs are rather indistinct and their
positions are not quite natural.
Grace Lawyer has a charming idea
in her picture. The lines are rather
thin though. The proportions are fine
and the expressions in the faces of the
kitties is very pretty.
The positions of the figures in the
picture drawn by Hattie Lawry are
quite pretty and the nest is in ma
tural and graceful setting. The foliage
is quite pretty, but it is not dense
enough
Lines in the drawing by John Oshan-
ma are rather thin and the proportions
are not particularly good. Details are
clever, but a little more foliage would
have been an Improvement
Proportions in the picture drawn by
H. F. Thornton are not good, but the
lines are good and strong. Foliage
adds charmingly, and each figure is
natural and graceful.
Thin paper was used in the picture
drawn by Fannie Feldman and the
lines are rather thin. The figure at the
piano is in an uncomfortable and un-
natural position, and the other figures
are rather stiff.
A clever idea is worked out in the
picture drawn by Ruth. Chadwick, but
the lines are thin and the proportions
are not good. The figures of the mice
are quite pretty.
Lines in the picture drawn by Ethel
Cohen are too thin for reproduction
and the proportions are not good. More
foliage would be a decided improve
ment, but the idea is pretty,
But ink was used in the picture
drawn by Chiyo Abe and the perspec-