The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-03
Kew West Artists Street Fair
Vibrates With Creative Talent

of design, sense of pattern, color
and imaginative quality in a love-
ly study of a vine against a flow
ing fountain-like background. More
conventional is the bird and pussy
willow study in cinnamon and
white. He is expected to enter .
painting which might be termed as
"out-of-this world" literally since
it is dreams eye view from 4
space ship portfolio with q flight
into a new realm. He is attached
to the Naval Hospital.
O'Rourke shows boidness with his
picture of lighthouse In simple
colors. More detailed and accom-
plished is reproduction of the old
canning factory ruins near the
Gulf with the brick patch work and
a tree showered with sunlight.
Another clear realist Is Eduardo
Henriouez who works in oils. A
water spout at sea, MORO Castle.
Mexican volcano background
and a nude figure car
ryying a jar to a jungle pool are
among his offerings. Atmospheric
is his Interpretation OF soft-shell
crab vendors.
Strength of line and color Is
shown by Lucille Inslee who uses
chiefly a casein medium. The ba-
mana tree study is one OF the best
in the show. She has only Key
West scenes this time but has
done equally strong work with
Mexican influence.
Gene Baughman has five entries.
Two of them are of submarines in
a color photograph style. He is ex.
perimenting in 1.-THE Concert Mood
In Color" accenting basic patterns
and primary shades, with a sill
houette in black. ruins of the
Old Cigar Factory" is the best
with an interesting treatment In
/, classic design with only two colors,
gray and blue. More detailed but
still in the reaction of simplicity
are his Reflection" showing two
flame gladiolas in twin vases and
1.-THE Foo Dog" which has nice
balance and arrangement OF fab
ric, plates and a Chinese image.
Ski Skewis shows the Dali influ-
ence in an interpretative work
done with arrogant panels Of color,
angled figures and cubes of bright
tone. Full of buoyancy is the still
life of a vine in bottle against Z
brilliant chartreuse background.
The note of Surrealism is also
evident in one Of Larry Karns'
near-perfection paintings of a girl,
a treetrunk, streamers OF filmy
fabric flung as if in abandoned
rejoicing. Harms possesses almost ct.
fortress ease and the most variety
of any of the artists. He is delight
fully unpredictable using casein,
and oil, touches in realism, theab-
stract school and has q three d.
mensional effect with q great vari'
ance in perspective. His latest
work is predominently done IN
green and white. Unforgettable Is
the picture entitled Audubon
Slept Here" It's like q woodcut In
color. Then there's an old Key West
cottage surmounted with a glow
ing cloud bank and in the fore
ground a trail of Llama from a tele
phone pole slashing across the
view.
Doug Brown of the Navy com
bines casein, pastel and pen :
produce some of the most strikin
action and character art in the eS
hibit. He uses a rich rmbra TO
background except for one in gray
There's one of two Indians In iron
of pueblo, a rumba dancer, cat
habitues and one of woman IN
| der a nightclub light which seem
to give out sparks. He has been
commercial art student.
Most prolific artist is Lee Albei
who covers Key West scenes wit
a comprehensive eye. She is in III