The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27
WEDNESDAY.

| Miss Marie Witwer. one of the pro-
prietors of the ''What-Not-Shop" in
West Eighth avenue. who for the past
three or four years has been IN charge
of the art department at the Kansas
Free Fair. will superintend the art
department this year also.
Miss Witwer is in Estes Park, Colo,
where she has been all summer, man
laging the art curio shop which, to-
Igether with her Topeka business part
ner. Mrs. Katherine Lindsey Perkins
she owns at that place. 1t is reported
that they enlarged their business this
year by purchasing another shop in
Estes Park village!
Miss Witwer will return TO Topeka
on September Z. Mrs. Perkins will re-
main at Estes Park until some time
| in October.
Mr.. L. A. Gillette, of III Fillmore
street, returned recently from an
eight or ten weeks sojourn at Colo
RADIO Springs, where he studied land
scape painting under the noted
master, John F. Carlson, of the Broad
moor Art academy.
Said Mr.. Gillette: II have studied
under many teachers in my time, but
l know of no other who has the pecu-
liar ability to impart his exact ideas
to hisPupils so clearly and com pleteiy
as has Mr.. Carlson. Besides, he is so
exceedingly fair and impartial TO
every one"
Mr.. Gillette brought home several
fsketches and paintings of Colorado
scenery which he did this summer.
One of these, a painting of Cheyenne
mountain, has some remarkable quail
| ties of strength, beauty and character
istic truth. Mr.. Gillette painted the
picture during one of those summer
Iafternoons so common at Colorado
| Springs when the mountain tops are
Iintermittently hidden by a succession
of small storm clouds against which
the huge hills appear as awesome
Iblue-black masses that overpower one
with their gigantic bulk. But ever
land anon their grim faces are lighted
up by darts of golden sunshine that
filter thru rents in the scudding
lclouds and illuminate some crag OF
pinnacle or patch OF forest
The great detached mass of Chev.
enne mountain as It appears at such
n time as viewed from the north oil
northeast. Is portrayed in a most skill.
full and poetic manner. The more g
person studies this picture the better
he likes it and appreciates its subtle
beauty.
Other well painted pictures are rock.
near the gateway of the Garden of tbs
Gods. two scenes on Fountain creel
in which the effect Of the running
| water IS quite accurately rendered
and a view looking from the noun
tains toward the plains.
Mr.. Gillette's stud under Carlson
has resulted in a marked improve
| ment in the richness of his color, q
more judicious discrimination in com
position and better subordsnation Of
local detail to the general scheme
Carlson does not select some ont
| view or object in the landscape anC
| direct all members of the class Il
paint it. He merely directs then
to gather within a certain territory o.
convenient extent for purposes o.
instruction, after which each pupil /,
free to select any object or view
that may strike his fancy. The master
points out the pupils faults they de
veiop and strives to correct them.
The oil painting The Deserted
Farm" by Chauncey F. Ryder, which
was a part of the American Fedora
ton of Art exhibit in Topeka las
spring and which was purchased by
Washburn college with the stipulation
that it was to be delivered after tbs
close of the exhibits tour, has beer
received by the college art department
and Will be permanently hung in Bos-
well Hall