The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-03

dream sequence which might have
come out of q Gene Kelly movie.
Commented Kerrick, 81 don't get
it exactly but I like it."
Of Lucille Vette's and Bill
Greene's smaller gem-tone water
colors, Kerrick observed, They're
easy to take. don't feel any ex-
cietment like that one with the
tide moving, or get kicks out of
them the way I do out of that
Karl's stuff. But I'll bet my girl
would like to have a pair of those
little ones and my mother would
like those pink houses"
The pairs of little Ones" ex-
quisitely done and framed have
jewel-gleam. They are by Lucille
Vette, wife Of amateur radio en-
thusiast Bill Vette. She has clever
technique Of sunflood on roofs, a
way Of bringing out the glow of
poinciana blooms. Her water
scenes are subdued. The silver
gray-blue tone is restful but not
particularly typical Of Key West
waters.
Bill Greene has come up with
some new additions, one in par
ticular is an eye-catching water
color of an almond tree with
seascape backdrop. He uses strik-
ing contrast with what he calls
warm and cool" colors. Gulls
above boats and the sea are points
Of interest in two lovely water
colors Of Bernie Papy's Island.
Other local scenes which arrest at
tention include the old John Dewey
house now known as Granville
Smiths house, with the WV can
non In the composition, and Smith
Lane with the tawny gold of the
Strand Theatre In the distance, the
pastel.green Of the Bamboo Room
on one side and transparent blue
shadow treatment in set pattern.
Greene's work looks better by
daylight than under a light. Bill
said that Lew Strong hoped to get
q few watercolors into the show
this week.
Peter Hayward, who won the Key
West Art and Historical Society
prize, has captured Key West pam
Drama with assurance. The sponge
auction, the red brick and scroll
work of the castiron balcony on
the Cabrera building, a grove of
Australian pines and a brilliant
canvas Of the breakwater and
sand spit off Roosevelt Boulevard
with two palms stimulated onlook-
ers and were the conversation
pieces" of visitors to the show.
Lee Albert's prolific collection is
the most comprehensive'of locale.
Some OF her work Is enhanced by
pecky cypress framing.
She has an obsession, for old Key
West shanties and houses, but now
and then branches out and came
up with stilllife of an old Cuban
watering in pewter.like sheen, in
just position with a crystal fish.
ing float globe and a spar Of drift
wood which Is pleasing.
Back for tie nonce to Lephe Hol.
den, two of hef well-done water
colors are Of northern scenes for
''relief" and both were hung in the
American Watercolor show in New
York City.
Larry Harms has scope, running
from the illustration type Of work,
VANITY" showing q feminine hand
holding q water-lily, through pho
tographic realism, surrealism and
even q semi-primitive one Of rocks
and clouds which looks as II they
might be reversed. Telegraph
Lane" Is the best of his exhibit.
BY today, several more artists
will have entered the show. The
semi-annual Street Fair is and
should continue to be one of the
attractions in Key West for resi-.
dents and tourists alike. Stroll
down and have a look. As Don
kerrick said. hts q lot Of fun and
something different around this
town."