DOI Heft:
No. 391 (October 1925)
DOI Artikel:[Studio-talk]
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21403#0254
LONDON
"A GATEWAY OF OLD CAGNES "
WATER-COLOUR BY R. KIRK-
LAND JAMIESON
Victorians. But though in its general
character it bears some resemblance to
the drawings of men like Doyle or Mayhew
it is not lacking in individuality of treat-
ment and it shows a quaintness of fancy
that is decidedly attractive. Miss Hale's
spooks and dragons are fearsome creatures
enough and no doubt they are calculated
to produce the right kind of thrill in
children who are not too much sophisti-
cated and modernised to be interested in
fairy stories. 0 a 0 a a
Mr. Borough Johnson is always an
artist who claims attention by the freshness
of his outlook and the scholarly quality of
his practice ; he has a thorough working
knowledge of several mediums and can give
a good account of himself in a variety of
directions. The example—A Street in
Jerusalem—of his work which is re-
produced here is entirely characteristic in
its delicacy of draughtsmanship and its
charm of suggestion, and is notable for its
happy combination of subtlety and de-
cision. The subject is well chosen, with
a true sense of its picturesqueness, and is
interpreted daintily and yet without any
lapse into prettiness or triviality. Mr.
Johnson is showing at the Goupil Gallery
this month, 0 0 0 0 0
As an illustration of a manner of hand-
ling water-colours which is, when it is
logically applied, admirably expressive,
A Gateway of Old Cagnes, by Mr. R.
Kirkland Jamieson, has much interest.
The effect is obtained by elimination of
unimportant details and by the use of
248
broad washes, by simplification and by
reducing the subject to its main essentials.
This method can be entirely convincing,
but it demands from the artist who adopts
it real largeness of vision and a good deal
of discrimination, for if he does not
realise properly what are the main facts
of his motive his work is apt to become
empty and superficial. 00a
The study, A Boy Scout, represents
an Australian artist, Miss Hilda Rix
Nicholas, who is holding an exhibition of
her work this month at the Beaux Arts
Gallery. It is a vivacious exercise handled
with considerable freedom and drawn
freshly and directly, and it conveys an
agreeable impression of spontaneity. But
its freedom has not been attained by any
evasion of responsibility ; the facts have
been intelligently observed and a due
measure of attention has been given to
characterisation. 0000
Mr. Sydney Carline's medals are note-
worthy as successful achievements in a
branch of art practice which is more than
ordinarily exacting. The medallist must
"A BOY SCOUT." BY
HILDA RIX NICHOLAS
(Beaux Arts Gallery)
"A GATEWAY OF OLD CAGNES "
WATER-COLOUR BY R. KIRK-
LAND JAMIESON
Victorians. But though in its general
character it bears some resemblance to
the drawings of men like Doyle or Mayhew
it is not lacking in individuality of treat-
ment and it shows a quaintness of fancy
that is decidedly attractive. Miss Hale's
spooks and dragons are fearsome creatures
enough and no doubt they are calculated
to produce the right kind of thrill in
children who are not too much sophisti-
cated and modernised to be interested in
fairy stories. 0 a 0 a a
Mr. Borough Johnson is always an
artist who claims attention by the freshness
of his outlook and the scholarly quality of
his practice ; he has a thorough working
knowledge of several mediums and can give
a good account of himself in a variety of
directions. The example—A Street in
Jerusalem—of his work which is re-
produced here is entirely characteristic in
its delicacy of draughtsmanship and its
charm of suggestion, and is notable for its
happy combination of subtlety and de-
cision. The subject is well chosen, with
a true sense of its picturesqueness, and is
interpreted daintily and yet without any
lapse into prettiness or triviality. Mr.
Johnson is showing at the Goupil Gallery
this month, 0 0 0 0 0
As an illustration of a manner of hand-
ling water-colours which is, when it is
logically applied, admirably expressive,
A Gateway of Old Cagnes, by Mr. R.
Kirkland Jamieson, has much interest.
The effect is obtained by elimination of
unimportant details and by the use of
248
broad washes, by simplification and by
reducing the subject to its main essentials.
This method can be entirely convincing,
but it demands from the artist who adopts
it real largeness of vision and a good deal
of discrimination, for if he does not
realise properly what are the main facts
of his motive his work is apt to become
empty and superficial. 00a
The study, A Boy Scout, represents
an Australian artist, Miss Hilda Rix
Nicholas, who is holding an exhibition of
her work this month at the Beaux Arts
Gallery. It is a vivacious exercise handled
with considerable freedom and drawn
freshly and directly, and it conveys an
agreeable impression of spontaneity. But
its freedom has not been attained by any
evasion of responsibility ; the facts have
been intelligently observed and a due
measure of attention has been given to
characterisation. 0000
Mr. Sydney Carline's medals are note-
worthy as successful achievements in a
branch of art practice which is more than
ordinarily exacting. The medallist must
"A BOY SCOUT." BY
HILDA RIX NICHOLAS
(Beaux Arts Gallery)