DOI Heft:
Nr. 120 (March 1903)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19878#0149
Studio- Talk
"A LOVE SONNET" BY DUNCAN MACKELLAR
There is much good work, however, done by
lady painters in Glasgow who do not exhibit at the
Ladies' Club. Miss Bessie MacNicol was recently
seen in great strength at a small exhibition of a
new society, where several portraits, and a very
strong study of the nude, showed that she is
possessed of much power. The little study here
illustrated is one of her most recent works, and
shows her good colour and her vigorous handling,
and also something of the daintiness that is more
noticeable in her water-colour drawings. Another
of the skilled lady artists of Glasgow, whose
work is known and appreciated outside local
circles, is Mrs. J. G. Laing, who paints with
freedom and freshness. A student at Colarossi's
and Aman-Jean's, she shows in her loose and facile
brushwork a distinct Parisian trend ; her work is
graceful and dainty, and she succeeds (where so
many capable painters fail) in rendering the elusive
charm of a smile, and the tender immaturity of child-
hood. In any notice of the lady painters of Glasgow
mention must also be made of Miss McGeehan's
bold and striking work. She is an ambitious
artist, whose pictures improve steadily from year to
year; she evinces considerable skill in brushwork,
and much that is fine and poetic in the inspiration
of her work.
The most recent of the Glasgow exhibitions was
held lately in the newly-opened "New Century"
Galleries, and was confined to the work of Scottish
painters. Many well-known artists contributed
typical pictures, which were admirably seen in the
well-proportioned and well-lit room. Large can-
vases came from David Murray, A.R.A., and David
Fulton, while smaller works, both in oils and water-
colours, were shown by A. K. Brown, A.R.S.A.,
Tom Hunt, Whitelaw Hamilton, A. B. Docharty,
James Kay, Barcley Henry, Joseph Henderson,
W. A. Gibson, John Henderson, J. E. Christie,
J. J. Bannatyne, Henry Morley, and others. A
very interesting and unusual drawing of Leuchars
Kirk was shown by Archibald Kay, R.S.W., a
picturesque subject finely seen, and rendered with
the artist's accustomed skill; and a charming and
delicate water-colour, entitled A Love Sonnet, was
exhibited by Duncan Mackellar, R.S.W. The
LANDSCAPE IN WATER-COLOUR BY DEFEURE
(See Paris Studio-Talk)
137
"A LOVE SONNET" BY DUNCAN MACKELLAR
There is much good work, however, done by
lady painters in Glasgow who do not exhibit at the
Ladies' Club. Miss Bessie MacNicol was recently
seen in great strength at a small exhibition of a
new society, where several portraits, and a very
strong study of the nude, showed that she is
possessed of much power. The little study here
illustrated is one of her most recent works, and
shows her good colour and her vigorous handling,
and also something of the daintiness that is more
noticeable in her water-colour drawings. Another
of the skilled lady artists of Glasgow, whose
work is known and appreciated outside local
circles, is Mrs. J. G. Laing, who paints with
freedom and freshness. A student at Colarossi's
and Aman-Jean's, she shows in her loose and facile
brushwork a distinct Parisian trend ; her work is
graceful and dainty, and she succeeds (where so
many capable painters fail) in rendering the elusive
charm of a smile, and the tender immaturity of child-
hood. In any notice of the lady painters of Glasgow
mention must also be made of Miss McGeehan's
bold and striking work. She is an ambitious
artist, whose pictures improve steadily from year to
year; she evinces considerable skill in brushwork,
and much that is fine and poetic in the inspiration
of her work.
The most recent of the Glasgow exhibitions was
held lately in the newly-opened "New Century"
Galleries, and was confined to the work of Scottish
painters. Many well-known artists contributed
typical pictures, which were admirably seen in the
well-proportioned and well-lit room. Large can-
vases came from David Murray, A.R.A., and David
Fulton, while smaller works, both in oils and water-
colours, were shown by A. K. Brown, A.R.S.A.,
Tom Hunt, Whitelaw Hamilton, A. B. Docharty,
James Kay, Barcley Henry, Joseph Henderson,
W. A. Gibson, John Henderson, J. E. Christie,
J. J. Bannatyne, Henry Morley, and others. A
very interesting and unusual drawing of Leuchars
Kirk was shown by Archibald Kay, R.S.W., a
picturesque subject finely seen, and rendered with
the artist's accustomed skill; and a charming and
delicate water-colour, entitled A Love Sonnet, was
exhibited by Duncan Mackellar, R.S.W. The
LANDSCAPE IN WATER-COLOUR BY DEFEURE
(See Paris Studio-Talk)
137