Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-16
19Tn ANNUAL ART EXHIBIT
OPENS AT OLD LYME


 The 18th annual exhibition of the art ists of Old Lyme opened Saturday. The exhibit comprises about 40 paintings and | about 75 sketches.
 The dominating note is the 'Paysage'' D The great out of doors has always inn peratively attraced the Lyme painters. Lawton Parker, Frank Dumond and a , few others have sent figure subjects in the open air. Ivan Olinski figure in- doors: ''Tosca," Lucian Abrams are en- tered. Frank Dumond's Robin Hood' is very attractive and decorative can- | cas, we'll composed, 8 story charmingly told and extremely pleasing. Another decorative canvas is Harry L. Hoffman's s "On Guard in which a golden haired mermaid gleefully disports herself und- CT sea, to the infinite disgust of a dis gruntled lobster on the ocean floor MT. Hoffman has spent several wint- CTS at Nassau observing under sea life and the resulting studies and sketches are many and beautiful. Color being carried to the Nth degree and decora- tive quality keenly observed. Will H. Foote sends two Bermuda studies this year, both very attractive and as usual brillian with sunlight. 1 Clark Voorhees, who also fled the rig ors of the Lyme winter shows two Ber- muda landscape studies, fine and deli cate as an old Japanese print. Strong l landscapes are shown by Ed Gregory Smith in ''The Little Black Bridge" Charles Ebert's Approaching Storm,'' a powerful depletion of the Monhegan shore. William Chadwick's Monarch of the Marsh" William S. Robinson's s June Idyl," Guy Wiggins shows two 1 thoroughly good paintings "The Quiet Valley" and a smaller but equally at tractive one The Connecticut Valley ] The first mentioned together with '"The 1 Mill Stream" by Everett Warner and The Ice Cutters by Woodruff Adams 1 form trio of cool subjects refreshing i to see these hot days. In imagination l you feel the breath of the north wind l across the fields of ice and snow scin- tillation under the low flung rays of a January sun.
 Other Landscapes of interest are by Frank Bickpell, George Wilson Irvine, Bruce Crane and George B. Burr
 The animal painters are well repre- sented. There are good examples by 1 William II. Howe, Carlton Wiggins Matilda Brown and PercivaI Rosseau with his field dogs. These last are in l a class by themselves and to the sports man bring vivid memories of frosty mornings in autumn every nevre atingle with the joy of living and the world 1 old instincts of the chase.
 l The keen nosed dogs swiftly quarter ! ing their ground, the mysterious scent , ing of fame. the sudden slowing of speed and "the point
 Carlton Wiggins Sheep in Spring. Is i one of his best, rather heavily pointed but pleasing in color. Matilda Brown also shows sheep Sous Bois." William Howe's cattle, always carefully drawn and painted are seen in two important canvasses and several sketches,
 To many, an artists short hand notes taken from the quick, and under the 1 stress of Natures inspiration have a charm no finished picture can convey. 1 Of these short notes there are too many i to describe in detail. They cover every subject out of doors. Some are broad and sketchy and some finished with in ! finite pains and truthfulness. All beS~ l the deep impress of Dame Nature and 50, are convincing