Studio: international art (84.1922)

THE PAINTINGS OF WILL C. PENN, R.O.I.

BY WILL C. PENN, R.O.I.

moulded from diverse quarters. It is the
fundamental fact of all good art—the great
central creative power. a a 0

The spirit in the genre pictures which
mark a new phase in the artist's develop-
ment is one of joy—of human beings glad
under summer skies. The Picnic, The
Hammock and A Summer Afternoon are
charming examples with a sense of com-
position which makes each work a complete
and satisfying whole, with well modulated
values and delightful luminism. Herbert
in the Wirral is soft and brilliant in colour.
In some feminine studies there is an almost
Pre-Raphaelite intensity, a a a

Mr. Penn has exhibited at the Royal
Academy (since 1902), The Society of
Portrait Painters (New Gallery) and else-
where, and has been a member of the

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Royal Institute of Oil Painters since
1909. J. W. Stephens.

" The Studio Year Book of Decora-
tive Art, 1923," is now in course of pre-
paration, and the Editor is prepared to
consider designs with a view to publication
in the volume. In addition to the usual
sections devoted to Domestic Architecture,
including interiors and decoration, he
proposes to devote considerable space to
illustrations of furniture, fireplaces, textiles
and embroidery, pottery, porcelain, glass-
ware, electric light fittings, metalwork,
garden designs and garden furniture.
Drawings or photographs should be sent in
not later than September 15th, addressed
to the Editor, The Studio Year Book,
44 Leicester Squsre, London, W.C. 2. a