The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-26
Ley West Artists Hold Show
At Harms Studio This Week

ne Ksy Wet Arslsas Group il
working overtime. While getting
ready for their iourth annual Stree
Far, 70 be heId February n thru
February lath Il clintOu Place,
near The Aquarium, they have Got,
ten together one Il the mos ia.
teresting and colCrfi joirG exhibiE.
to be displayed.
Represented IN ne sbow. Il t,e
Harms Stasdio-C Gallery. 40 DIVA
Street., are eight IL the members
Of the group, wikh "a equal repre-.
sensation Of old favcrites and new.
corners.
Outstanding among ti,e paint.
ings q Key Vests fayorite artists,
are TIE 'TrOpical stu Lie" and
"Bonbax Tree" done by Lephe
He,den. The "Tropical SIN Life''
i . rich water color q eonch
s.lells, coccnut buds, and pOincia.
N pods against . background Of
royal blue and vine. "The Bonn
bar Tree" b Of especial interest
because the city can boast only
one such tree wtich should be put.
ting firth hs Aambuoyant bios.
SONS Just ak tins time.
Elvira Reilly's casein painting Of
EAST MaEteiio Tower" Il Of his
toricai interest since Il depicts the
Tower before Il became the pre-
sent Historical and Ar Galley
and underwent Ne beautifying
treatment which has made 81 Il .
Lovely garden spot. Also IN casein
Is Mrs. Reiily's small painting d
"Old Key West," nostalgia n IT.
simplicity.
William Greene, who had the
misfortune Il having all his paint
ings stolen while on exhibit In
Connecticut las3 summer, has come
up with complete new group d
paintings which ere far better than
anything he's done 10 daae. There
Is q new strength Of color and
drawing which makes his paintings
step Ear forward into The "better'
class. Notable among them Is his
s'Elizabeth Street" scene.
Gertrude Camp, newcomer 10 Tie
group has two lovely shrimp boaA
scenes done with q delicacy Of
color and design which Is rare h
this ely d brilliant light end sha.
dow.
And N the realm Of pure and
piquank design are the imaginative
water colors Of Mrs. 81. John,
''The Net depicting the graceful
throw Of q circular net 10 catch
Key west itself, b q study IN
rhythm done in sparkling color.
Sylvia Haskins' two smaA oils of
local scenes are pleasing 10 al
who are familiar with the artists
hood h Georgia, hsve become
most popular places.
Effie Fernandez's primitive oils,
recalling scenes from her child
very popular here. Among the ones
on display ct this time, Is one in
delicate blues Of q line Of Cones
toga wagons.
For the past two years. the pri-
mitive paintings Of Eduardo Hen
riquex, local musician Of ''Mambol-
leros" fame, have been selling al
most as fast as he can paint them.
The ones on display at the Harms
Studio Gallery now, are no excep-
ton. The first painting to be sold,
the first week the show was open,
was his House and Wheat Field. "
Eduardo has . strong affinity for
mountains, which he painbs into
the background Of most Of his pic.
lures. RED Roofs, q well-design.
ed racunkain-top view of an ina.
glnative street, does not lesve this
neartrade-mark out.
Althonsh NE Key West Artists
Group lot many oe Is original
members tbs past summer, the
membership vacancies have been
filled By newcomers q equal en-.
thusaasm and talent.