DOI issue:
No. 326 (May 1920)
DOI article:Taylor, Ernest Archibald: The Edinburgh Group
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21360#0098
THE EDINBURGH GROUP
“ WENHASTON IDYLL”
BY ERIC ROBERTSON
semblance of the same pure imagery
grown more in touch with her impressions
of modern life. Her Grass of Parnassus,
for instance, is in reality a portrait group,
in which she has endeavoured to represent
the spiritual significance of her friends
instead of merely copying their features.
Technically she has no precisely conscious
way of utilising her medium, as only
after the work is completed does she
realize any unusual differences there may
be. The idea of each subject often lies
dormant for months until the opportunity
to work at it arrives, and then it is painted
very quickly. A unique and at the same
time typical example of her personal
procedure, is the picture entitled And
These Also i here reproduced. a o
92
In much of the work of her husband,
Mr. Eric Robertson, there is a strong
affinity, combined with a certain psycho-
logical similarity of outlook. His special
aim is to give pictorial form to any thing
or scene in life that invades his conscious-
ness with its mood of beauty. His Dance
Rhythm clearly demonstrates his regard
for his subject as far as representative
painting and the reality of the actual
dancers are concerned. In his Wenhaston
Idyll, the same thoughtful arrangement
predominates, and a more certain reality
of landscape is sympathetically painted
and composed. 0 a 0 a
The youngest of the group, Miss
Dorothy Johnstone, is most remarkable
as a skilful portrait and figure painter.
“ WENHASTON IDYLL”
BY ERIC ROBERTSON
semblance of the same pure imagery
grown more in touch with her impressions
of modern life. Her Grass of Parnassus,
for instance, is in reality a portrait group,
in which she has endeavoured to represent
the spiritual significance of her friends
instead of merely copying their features.
Technically she has no precisely conscious
way of utilising her medium, as only
after the work is completed does she
realize any unusual differences there may
be. The idea of each subject often lies
dormant for months until the opportunity
to work at it arrives, and then it is painted
very quickly. A unique and at the same
time typical example of her personal
procedure, is the picture entitled And
These Also i here reproduced. a o
92
In much of the work of her husband,
Mr. Eric Robertson, there is a strong
affinity, combined with a certain psycho-
logical similarity of outlook. His special
aim is to give pictorial form to any thing
or scene in life that invades his conscious-
ness with its mood of beauty. His Dance
Rhythm clearly demonstrates his regard
for his subject as far as representative
painting and the reality of the actual
dancers are concerned. In his Wenhaston
Idyll, the same thoughtful arrangement
predominates, and a more certain reality
of landscape is sympathetically painted
and composed. 0 a 0 a
The youngest of the group, Miss
Dorothy Johnstone, is most remarkable
as a skilful portrait and figure painter.