Studio: international art (36.1906)

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treatment of trees. The light is nowhere excluded
from the shadows, and by the device of leaving all
lines out of the sky the trees stand out with some-
thing of that true tone-value of trees against a light

sky which is so difficult to
get. Whilst attempting to
retain this accurate arrange-
ment of tone throughout
his picture by a close obser-
vation of light and shade,
Mr. Griggs’ technique does
not ignore the surface
quality which is indepen-
dent of tone, and which
suggests the local colour of
objects. In the pen-draw-
ing of a house and garden,
reproduced, the problem
is most complicated. A
mass of foliage has been
dealt with in this case, and
the effect of light on a
multiplicity of leaves has
been emphasised, whilst
the value of all such lights
is kept subordinate to
the white house. All the
subordinate half-lights and
shadows on the lawn or on
the house and its windows have to be managed
with the true instinct for chiaroscuro which is the
only guide to the rendering of a truthful effect com-
bined with the delineation of embarrassing detail.

DESIGNED BY R. WIN AND F. RICO
FOR MURRLE, BENNETT & CO.

NEEDLEWORK PANEL
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BY MISS ANNE MACBETH