The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15

We dropped into very interesting. busy corner of the city few days ago, where We found Mrs. J. w Luke industriousy engaged in her duties with the brush her very cheerful welcome assurel Is there are no dark and dreary days with her amid the companionship of art. This summer she has given most Of her tine to miniature work, which she happily says to her is most engaging. vet when one glances around the studio ard sees the walls and oasels filled with ,:fc studies we are lead to believe she has no fg vorites, She lcves art for arts sake and delights in the execution Of the work. For she says. There is none easy. t all requires labor and study ana tie most vigorous application.
 T am pursuing art because I love il. and believe every individual ehould fe trained to congenial profession Every human soul has some gift of God ana their duty is to find it and pursue it l began my lessons in the south, but tse past Il months I have studied at the Cincinnati Act academy and expect to return there September 15. There are specialists in each medium uf art. Few schools teach miniature in their class work. It is taken up after portralture and among advanced pupils. l shall con tinue to do miniature work as my fa
 vorite. l never expect to teach, hut shall devote my spare moments 10 order work, and when I have finished my study ] shall return 10 my home in Birrringham.'
 Did YOU ever study character in the faces you sketch? Indeed noireal artist could give the true likeness without the expression and that expression comes from the heart and soul; the features are simply the spokesmen for the true character. When we paint ithe great big soul that shines through sthe facial expressions, then we see the work of God in bestowing talent Wet read the genius, the oontentment and the amhi- ton of our subjects and as we place on canvas tho outlines we mark well each characteristic that our canvas portrays the real human you often hear called "the speaking likeness" Some f my mod els are there, pointing to tyIJes sine had done in oil even in clay. She defines what she has gained from the study O. features. but she says very earnestly, "of all faces that appeal to me are those of women whc love tho home-who make t the work of art-whose canvas encloses the truest relations of splendid living, whose walls resound the sounds of mirth. of peace and good will These are the faces I like to study for they give to the artist the sympathy that carries a lesson Of character, and a study of the real and gives pleasure in work. The hard lines lift from unhappy expression chill ones interest, yet they must be sometimes-but we can always soften them with a brush or cancel them in life studies with cheerful conversation. An artist must never lbe moody-her own interest in the best of the worlds bless ings give peaceful expression-hence she must be a real artist and mix tact with her oil And really tact and polite ness are the worlds greatest passports. have found these especially necessary in dealing with ambitious folk. We are often sensitive to criticism, even the friendly kind, because we are aspiring to extend beyond it's reach.
 This gave us the very opportunity We wanted. For years we have had problem to solve, and this very visit has given us the opportunity uo ask perti- net question: While we loved the pie