The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-16

a knowledge of music and the arts
but these are often omitted in the
practical schooling of today. A
knowledge Of the fundamentals Of
painting is conductive to much
greater appreciation of the arts Of
the past and in the present. II
stimulates the creative forces and
sharpens the senses. 1t also heigh
tens the awarenesS of the beauty
around us.
at is also a wonderful means Of
relaxing people, allowing them to
put aside the anxiety that haunts
our times. This is probably one OF
the reasons why so many of our
world leaders (like Eisenhower
and Churchill) use their crea-
tive efforts in painting in spare
time.
1--WE now have an up-to-date art
school in Key West where begin
ners and advanced students can
. ioin classes in landscape and por-
trait painting. There are also chill
dren's classes for Saturday morn
ings from 10 O'Clock to noon and
ceramic and handwriting classes,
too at West Martello Tower Gal
lery at the County Beach," she
concluded.
There are several teachers at
present, all experts in their fields.
Other local artists may be added
to the faculty. William Greene
specializes in beginners groups.
He has painted in Key West for
the past four years and at pre-
sent has a current exhibition at
the Harms Studio on Duval Street.
He studied at the Yale School of
Fine Arts at the Art Students
League in New York and the New
York City New School. In the sum-
mer, he paints at Gloucester, Mass.
Mrs. Alberta Greene teaches at
Mrs. Ricketts, Day School here
and is a graduate of Wheelock
College, Boston, Mass. She taught
public school at Marblehead,
Mass, and conducts art classes
for children as well as specializing
in kindergarten work.
Margot Sycks who is an expert
at hand-weaving has lived in the
Keys for Is years and has studied
weaving for the past Is years. A
Miss Sorensen, fine Norwegian
teacher, influenced Mrs. Sycks
work while at Hull House, Chicago.
Mrs. Sycks taught and studied
ceramics at the Pennland Pottery
in North Carolina and at Berea,
Kentucky, settlement school in
the mountains noted for its hand
craft.
Her classes in these mediums OF
expression are also held at the
West Martello Gallery with hand
weaving on Thursday from ] to
ap. IN. and ceramics on Fri
day evenings from Z to 10 p. m.
On Monday afternoons from 2 to
Gp. M, Lephe Holden teaches
water color landscape. She studied
with George Elmer Browne, Guy
Virgins and others of international
repute. She taught at the Maxwell
Training School for teachers and
was supervisor Of art in Westport,
Conn. and al the Essex Summer
Art School. Mrs. Holden exhibited
with the American Water Color
Society, National Association of
Women Artists and the Allied
Artists, Old Lyme and Hartford,
Conn. museums and locally at
Martello Tower galleries.
A member of the Connecticut
Water Color Society, Mrs. Holden
Is also member of the Silver
mine Guild and the Old Lyme Art
Association. Her work is in the
permanent collections of Trinity
Church in Westport, Conn, and in
the Westport Woman's Club.
Eivira B. Reilly conducts por-
trait painting classes on Tuesdays
from 2 to 4 p. m. and on Satur-
DAYS afternoons from 2 to 4. Last
Saturday she had her first sketch
class preceding the regular ones
which begin tomorrow. II is not
too late to register for all or any
Of these groups and interested per
sons may do so by telephoning
2.37i7 between / and 4 p. m. or
2-sal3 from noon to 5 p. m. for
information.
Mrs. Reilly has worked diligently
to boost the cultural aspects of
lie in Key West as the art colony
rs steadily increased. She is
~tber Of the local groups and
If Allied Artists. National
lion Of Women Artists and
aers. Her work is repre-.
various public and pri-
eilonS. She studied in this
and abroad with well
nters Charles Hawthorne,
e. George Elmer Browne,
IMAM among them.
exhibited in the New
sorical Museum, National
of Design, Jersey City
IN. E. Lowe Gallery, Miami
sigh Museum If Atlanta, Ga.
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