The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17
HAWAIIAN SCENES
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Wildly Beautiful Bits of South
Sea Nature Captured by
Artists Brush
By Margaret Marshall Doyle

pecially to those who have seen and
know and love the Hawaiian islands
with their peculiar, typical, tropical
scenery is that of a few of the late
canvases and water color sketches OF
d. Howard Hitchcock, which will be
shown for fortnight at the Schussler
Brothers gallery in Sutter street.
Hitchcock has made his home in the
islands for many years, dividing his
time between his house and studio in
Honolulu and his country bungalow.
where many of his best scenes have
been painted. Since his arrival in Cali
fornia a month or so ago he has been
spending much of his time in Mill Val
ley, as a consequence of which
among his delicately handled Hawaiian
pieces are some bold and vivid Califor-
mia landscapes, the Muir woods in all
their glery of green and russet, golden
brown patches OF California hillsides
sunny stretches of wooded canyon and
all the warmth and richness of the sun
light and shadow that give to Marin
country its inexpressible charm.
The two largest paintings hung in
view are Sunshine and sStorm'' and
Along the Shore" The first of these
is q view Of Pail storm swept. but with
the sun breaking through the lowering
clouds and giving to the whole scene
an effect Of eerie light and glory that
IS marvellous IN nature. and even more
so when the brush OF the artist depicts
it with fidelity. Very truly, and richly,
however, has Hitchcock caught the ef-
feet Of the lashing waves light green
in hue and foam 8ecked. touched to
every color Of the prisms by the min
gled sun and mist. 1t is a beautiful
sea beneath a wonderful Hawaiian sky.
with the vivid light Of the islands at
midday enhancing the delicacy of color
Next TO this picture is hung a smaller
view Of the same spot, painted in the
evening glow with rich dark brown
and yellow tones, giving to cliff and
ridge substance and solidity which
they almost lack in appearance in the
height of the MONDAY sun.
Along the Shore" is a Characteristic
Hawiian beach scene with a blue sea
at rest. beyond the light sand line and
the feathery palms
In the Canyon" is a California scene
taken from the bed Of a creek and
looking I'D past wooded slopes TO hill
tops richly crested with red in the
last rays of the setting sun. It is one
OF the most exquisite of his local scenes
although great praise may also be
given his redwood studies. which are
handled with minute attention to the
details Of nature and stand out from
he II
Hitchcock has closed his studio in
Honolulu for two years and will spend
the time in travel, painting only as
fancy dictates, his trip being more for
pleasure than study. He viii stop en-
route al most of the larger cities of
the east and south and then will go
for tour OF the European continent,
returning TO Honolulu in 1913.
George Harrison Heinrich. the Chi
cago sepia portrait painter. whose stu
dies Of Mrs. Marshall Field and other
prominent Chicago and New York
women have justly brought him no lit
tie fame, Is at present in Los Angeles
and viii shortly leave for this CITY
where he VIII stay for a few months.
and may possibly eventually open
studio. Henrich's work is already well
known locally and in the southern part
Of the state. as he has done work for
many well known Californians His
forte is portrait painting although in
eastern circles he is almost as well
known for other studies. During his
stay here he viii in all probability
hold q comprehensive exhibition of his
portrait work at one Of the local gal
leries.
oIrs. Grace Hudson is turning out
some clever work from her Ukiah stu
dio. the Indians on the nearby reserva-
tion proving as usual the inspira ton for
her talent Delicately and with feeling
she handles the picturesque specimens
of the race she loves to study but If
IS always in her paintings of children
and of child life that we see her at her
best. Two of her latest scenes that
have just come down 10 this CITY are
"A Little Native Daughter and Sister
and Brother" The latter shows strug-
Cling small boy in the arms of his
elder sister, being borne across a field
of blossoming clover, but doubtless the
little native maiden viii appeal the.
most. This is just simply a picture
Of a chubby, round checked, dimpled
Indian baby, in bright raiment, seated
serene and happy, in a field of grass
half high as herself. A big Indian
basket in front Of her she is filling
with flowers, and the field as far as one
can see is bright with spring time
q vivid orange blaze of California pom
pies in full bloom against whose bright
tints the laughing brown baby makes
q warm dark spot. Mrs. Hudson's
az sckgrounds are always painted with
great attention TO detail and, trees or
meadow OF Towering hedge, they are
al reproductions of the country around
Ukiah that best set OFF the duskv
youngsters who call il home
c. P. Nelson, who has made his home
in Holland since 1906, recently returned
10 California and after spending
couple Of days in this city left for tbe
southern part Of the state, with the in
tention Of opening a studio in Los. An
geles for six or eight months. before
establishing himself permanently here
he VIII, early in the fall, hold a COL
lectiVe exhibition at one of the Pasa
dena art galleries, and in the winter
may exhibit at one of the local studios |
with most Of his European work on
display.
Several of his Dutch scenes are al
ready on view in this city at Schuss- |
Ter Bros and at Courvosier's in Sutter
street, all of them being water coIors
Old windmills, with the quaint ana
picturesque Dutch homes in the dir |
tance beyond river or lake. grass,
slope, or by the winding red pafl,prsy
on the hill and the interesting scenes /