CANADIAN ART AT WEMBLEY. BY traceable now and again, yet there is a
LEONARD RICHMOND, R.O.I. 0 coherent sense of affinity between these
artists that proves the existence of a
OF the two galleries showing pictures by national school of painting. No wonder
Canadian artists in the Palace of Arts this is so when one thinks of the extensive
at the British Empire Exhibition, the larger and impressive scenery combined with
gallery containing oil paintings only com- pure bright colour that abounds in certain
manded the greater attention from an districts of Canada. That the landscape
artistic standpoint. Here were displayed artists have been quick to respond to the
many strong, vigorous pictures painted with characteristic influences of their own
a healthy intensity; not only demonstrating country is much to their credit. a 0
the use of oil paint as a pigment that can Youth is given encouragement in Canada
emphasise the glowing quality of certain judgingfromthefactthatGrahamN.Norwell
colour' effects, but also as one capable of is only twenty-one years of age. He is the
lending itself to a concise form of simple painter of Spring Flood, Gatineau, a finely
and direct brushwork. 000 rendered oil painting sumptuous in colour
Canadian painters might aptly be de- and savouring of some originality in design,
scribed as pioneers of art in their own Another painter favouring bright colour
country, although European influences are effects is Frank Carmichael, who shows
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"SNOW ON THE HILLSIDE "
BY F. N. LOVEROFF
LEONARD RICHMOND, R.O.I. 0 coherent sense of affinity between these
artists that proves the existence of a
OF the two galleries showing pictures by national school of painting. No wonder
Canadian artists in the Palace of Arts this is so when one thinks of the extensive
at the British Empire Exhibition, the larger and impressive scenery combined with
gallery containing oil paintings only com- pure bright colour that abounds in certain
manded the greater attention from an districts of Canada. That the landscape
artistic standpoint. Here were displayed artists have been quick to respond to the
many strong, vigorous pictures painted with characteristic influences of their own
a healthy intensity; not only demonstrating country is much to their credit. a 0
the use of oil paint as a pigment that can Youth is given encouragement in Canada
emphasise the glowing quality of certain judgingfromthefactthatGrahamN.Norwell
colour' effects, but also as one capable of is only twenty-one years of age. He is the
lending itself to a concise form of simple painter of Spring Flood, Gatineau, a finely
and direct brushwork. 000 rendered oil painting sumptuous in colour
Canadian painters might aptly be de- and savouring of some originality in design,
scribed as pioneers of art in their own Another painter favouring bright colour
country, although European influences are effects is Frank Carmichael, who shows
16
"SNOW ON THE HILLSIDE "
BY F. N. LOVEROFF