Evening star., 1935-12-01

Dr. Ryland is now head of the De.
partment of Romance Languages in
the University of Kentucky, and it Is
there at Lexington that they have
their home The exhibition at the
Burlington closes this evening, but a
few of the paintings may remain on
view for part of this week.
A ANNOUNCEMENT is made in the
\ Arts Club bulletin that, on the
evening of December S, Bergman
Ridges of New York will give. at the
club. an illustrated lecture on the work
of Baron Ernst Won Maydell-the
Hans Christian Anderson of the
Paint Brush''-an exhibition of whose
work was held couple of years ago
in the Corcoran Gallery. attracting
unusual attention. Mr.. Ridges has the
honor of having discovered the Baron
Won Maydell and it is to him we are
indebted for acquaintance with the
enhancing water colors Of flowers and
insects personified, not improperly,
which this artist produces. After all.
the child is father to the man-very
few of us really grow up-and fairies
and folk lore are, fortunately, among
the childish likes that we never en-
tirely put aside-witneSS the faScina.
ton of Won MaydellS paintings, the
unceasing popularity Of Peter Pan.
Mr.. Ridges is not only'a Won Maydell
enthusiast but an accomplished skier
and especially interested in athletics.
A FTER several weeks of intensive
teaching of water color painting
to class of upward of a hundred at
Yale University, following successful
season of Summer school instruction
in Maine, Eliot O'Hara returned to
Washington late in November and will
in a few days be of to Mexico for
the Winter. In March he will have a
class for the third season in Savan.
nah, Ga, under the auspices Of the
Telfair Academy, and in April he Is
booked for an exhibition of his Mexi-
can paintings in New York. Mr..
O'Hara's books on How to Make
Water Colors Behave" and How to
Make the Brush Behave" have continu-
| ing good sale. He was member this
year of the jury of awards for the
Philadelphia Water Color Clubs annual
exhibition.
THE LANDSCAPE CLUB proposes
to rotate with occasional changes
and substitutions the exhibition shown
| In November in the Mount Pleasant
Branch of the Public Library to other
Libraries as follows: December, Library.
Silver Spring, Md, Georgia and Alaska
avenues; January, Northeast Branch
Library; February, Southeast Branch
Library, and March, sTakoma Park
Branch Library. Such a plan assures
wide showing and a generous extern
sion of privilege.
At the Public Library, main build.
ing, the water colors by Rowland Lyon
on view for the past month and most
favorably received, come down at this
time and an exhibition of prints by
members of the Washington Society
of Etchers goes up in their place.
In the Takoma Park Library the
second of series of exhibitions has
been opened during the past week.
This consists of paintings by Miss
Helen Townsend, instructor in art at
the Macfarland Junior High School.
She is also a member of the several
local art associations with which she
has exhibited from time to time. Six
Of the paintings shown are Of French
landscape; three we're done in this
country-one at Woodlawn, one time
the home of Nellie CuStis; one at
Edgartown, Mass, and one of flowers
in her own garden.