The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-01-09
ISLAND SCENES
ATTRACT MANY
Artist Hitchcock's Paintings Of
Hawaii and It's People Now
on Exhibition.

Artist ID. Howard Hitchcock S versa.
tility was never better shown than by
his exhibit at the Steven gallery, cor
ner Of Fort and Queen streets. Here
are pictures covering nearly all OF the
points of the artist s eompass-land-
seape and marine, aud combinations OF
both, with an occasional canvas intro
dueing a figure by way Of adding life
to the subject. In the collection is
shown some of Mr.. Hiteheock's older
work, several of the mid-period and a
few Of his latest, which are decided
change from the earlier work, the diff
ference being noticeable in both han
ding and color. Hitchcock seems to
have dropped the more peaceful meth,
DDS az laying on his color and adopted
an aggressive style that is that Of the
leading artists throughout the world.
In the change he has lost none of his
originality, and every stroke of the
brush brings out something TO be ad.
miFed. . l.a..nl - 4 ,
"Waioli, Hanalei, " number II in the
collection, seems to have been painted
at time when Hitchcock was slipping
off the old and adopting the new,
neither style being prominent. But
there is enough Of both to make 1t one
of the gems of the collection. The
opposite 'is the case with number IL,
aLonaly Beach at Nanakule, which
contains MI of tho features Of Mr..
| Hitchcock s modern methods and style,
This painting. has received much favor.
able comment from the hundreds who
have visited the gallery. Two othsr
| eanvases seem to have attracted MUCH
i attention from local people, 'tSunset
! Over Waianae. From Judd Street, Eayly
DAYS. and "Punehbowl, From Juld
Street - \
1t is questionable if anything in the
exhibition shows greater merit than
these, The colors are Hawaiian; no
where else eau snch effects be seen, and
the handling is superb in both pictures
Kanai seems to have o special fasci
nation for this Hawaiian artist, and
the CANYONS of the Garden Island have
had due attention from him. Those in
the exhibit are quite up to anything
the mainland has to offer. They have
been handled fearlessly BY Mr.. Hitch
cock, and we'll The subdued- light from
the setting sun and the accompanying
PuiPit HhhuoWH, tue uihthtll SEA anu thli
ghost,like cliffs recall to mind the Crane
Canyon Of the Colorado which Moran
made famous and some Of the earlier
/ work of Bierstadt, whose paintings Of
generation ago still hold the atteu
ton Of the public wherever shown. II
every respect the pictures of the Kaua
canyon by Hitchcock show improvement
), oyer the studies of a couple of year,
ago. ....E. ...r' "a. T.. - ,...... ~.
A number of canvases illustrat,
lIitcheoek's facility. They show, IN
dividuallv and collectively, that h,
, never allows worthwhile bit of ma
ture to get by, and his execution i
always excellent; his technique nearl,
perfect and his selection Of colors ex
act. .'r... - .'r ../.'. II
Steven has been selected by Nh
Hitchcock. as his representative in sell
ing his paintings. The fifty or NOR
III the gallery are well arranged, tn
q, light fairly good, aud young woma
is there to explain TO strangers I'll
. locality and special points. Of merit i
! each. E.E