Studio: international art (89.1925)

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