International studio (40.1910)

Studio-Talk

COLOURED STENCILS

Paul F. Maitland, who died in the early part
of last summer. He was one of the few close
disciples of Whistler's method, with something
of his master's extreme sensitiveness of touch.
Whistler's extreme sensibility was fully a matter of
both touch and vision, but with Maitland the vision
seemed to fail altogether at times, and the exhibi-
tion was a sad one because of the blackness which
appeared often to descend like a form of depres-
sion upon an art otherwise blithe and happily
inspired. _

Some recent work of Mr. Carton Moore Park's
lately exhibited at the Baillie Gallery witnessed to

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BY CARTON MOORE PARK

the great versatility and skill of the artist in turning
any medium to a characteristic result. His stencil
work, of which we are enabled to give four admir-
able specimens, scarcely requires the signature to
identify it with his name. He has always accus-
tomed himself to observe things in the mass,
rather than by outline, and successful stencil work
essentially depends upon the appreciation of form
in the mass. Incidentally, the mere outline in
most of Mr. Park's designs is very pleasing.

Mr. A. D. Peppercorn's oil paintings, which with
a collection of his water-colours were to be seen
last month at the Leicester Galleries, are endeared