The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-07-05
Art Exhibit at Temple Cottage
Annex
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the rocks, with their bewildering variety of
color and harmony, to impart the brilliant
hues to the wings of the butterfly, to be-
stow the most beautiful plumage upon the
birds of the forest, and to endow their
threats with an inirnitable richness of tone.
Surely then, we can find little time to ap-
preciate the wonderful things God has pro-
vided for us and to render Him praise and
homage for His manifold blessings.
The distinguishing feature about oil
work is its permanency. This is attested by
the fact that some of the great master
pieces of the world are hundreds of years
DID,
Do not suppose that the beautiful paint
ings one saw on exhibit are quickly or
easily made. It takes hard work, patience
and close application to obtain satisfac-
tory results in art work, and upon many
of these pictures, the pupils expended weeks
of toll
High art, be it expressed in music, poetry,
prose, or on the painted canvas, is not the
product of genius alone Talent and abil-
ity must be linked with the most painstaking
attention to detail, and boundless capacity
for incessant hard work, in order to in
sure success.
The vast amount of detail contained in
the best paintings is illustrated by story
Of young man employed as commercial
artist by an American firm, who called up
on famous European painter in his studio,
while travelling abroad. He introduced
himself as an artist. The renowned gen
tleman was engaged, just then, on paint
ing which has since been recognized as
one Of the worlds great masterpieces.
The American asked him how long he had
been working on it? He replied, seven
years, and perhaps he would work on it
seven years more before it was completed.
Upon the American expressing surprise,
the painter asked him how long it took
him to paint picture. He replied: "Well,
if I didn't turn out three or four week,
my boss would fire me-"
But rest assured that the work of the
man who hastily sketches the outlines, with
out proper attention to detail, will soon be
thrown in the scrap heap, while the other
will endure.
Owing to the large number of paintings
on display at the Art Exhibit held in Tenn
pie Cottage Annex, on June u, % and 80,
it will be impossible for us to refer to them
all individually. The walls of several
rooms were covered, and those described
may be taken as representative of the rest.
A picture Of boy watching toad, by
one Of the kindergarten teachers of Zion
Schools, and painted for the purpose of in
teresting the little tots, was very fine, the
intense, amused interest in the lads face
being we'll brought out A painting of a
magnificent ST. Bernard dog by the same
young lady, also was excellent.
A married lady - the mother of a con-
siderable family taking this opportunity late
in life to satisfy her craving for art work -
had on display collection of five pictures,
in all of which the sub ects we're good and
the detail we'll filled in.
A young lady had produced two original
pictures = one a TYPICAL old-fashioned
farmhouse the boyhood home of her father
- the other log house, with a stake and
ridered fence in front the early home
of her mother.
The attention was caught by an interest
ing collection of six pieces by young lady,
showing very excellent work. Two were
flower panels while two others were deer
panels, showing the proud monarchs of the
forest with wide-spreading horns, one
standing in a snow-covered expanse, the
other among the forests of mountain side
Another picture, of a summer woodland
scene, was delicate and beautiful as to de-
tail, showing large birch tree in the fore
ground water ripping among the stones
Of a brook, flowers among the green grass
Of the banks, the CLINT of the sunlight
through the branches of trees overhead,
mountains in the distance, and all the other
characteristics of the hill country depicted
in perfectly natural manner The re-
naming picture was of foreign boating
scene.
Two pictures by girl taking her second
year in oil, were unusually good as to de-
tail. One was of an autumn scene, show
ing road running through the woods along
the banks of creek, with the dead leaves
floating on the quiet surface of the water.
The other was very pretty flower piece of
wild roses in jar.
Among an interesting collection of seven
paintings by an advanced student, was a |
striking picture of two deer, male and a
female, bounding at full speed down the
mountain side, pursued by hounds. The
pathetic, terrified look on the beautiful |