| Show m TULLIDGES NEWTUJIO 1 And A Few ot His Latest Paintings There It seemed our reporter the other evening thatthe spirit of Horace Greeley was upon our local artists and that under the influence they were moving en masse westward c An inquiry in-quiry into the cause revealed the fact that they were hieing to the residence of Mr John Tullidge to have a social chat at the opening of his studio Joiningthe knights of the palette our scribe passed a pleasant hour in viewing the studio and its contents One of the I first things which impresses the visitor in the decoration of the studio is the entire absence of conventional treatment treat-ment The walls are of plain neutral Frey all elaboration being on the ceiling The freedom of the design is beautiful It is a happy combination nature and art A rustic framework passes around the edge which serves as a trellis for masses of grape vines long arms of which shoot diagonally across the ceiling clusters of white and purple grapes hang in the ueep snauows me ricii tones 01 me leaves themselves slightly crisped and mellowed with russet and yellow tints as though touched by the first September Sep-tember frosts tell finely against the pale blue autumnal sky An emblematical emblem-atical palette and other devices give interest to the work as a whole The general design and much of the work was executed by Mr William Harlow Mr Tullidge having worked more particularly part-icularly the grapes and vines We II must compliment both the gentlemen upon the successful issue of their joint laoors An inspection of the pictures I naturally followed A number of them I have already been noticed in THE HERALD HER-ALD but among those recently produced wCWcrc most attracted by the follow lug Mornin in the Canyon is ii large insi nwhi t lkfge canvas and snows in a most striking manner the artists feeling for tone and softness of effect The picture is a study in warm and cool greys A mild yellow light comes from behind a low sloping hill lighting up the opposite side of the canyon The middle distance lies in shadow A stream of water comes down through the centre and a road is seen to wind along its brink a group of foliage and a bank of entangled weeds make up the fore ground The artist intends introducing a glimpse of camp life which will concentrate con-centrate and give value to the composition composi-tion which for unity and singleness of purpose for broadness and outofdoor effect he has seldom equaled Mr Tul lidge approaches nature with reverence and while admiring to the utmost his gorgeous and grand effects he seems to be most impressed by those scenes which contain in themselves elements of simple beauty The quietgleen or deep pool some forest vista something soothing and restful to mind and eye A Nook in Ogden Canyon is just such a bit an artistic combination of rock water and foliage which is hard to describe but which is full of loveliness loveli-ness Quarry Falls is the picture however how-ever to which we would call special attention at-tention The same subject has been painted by another of our local artists Mr Tullidge has treated it in his own peculiar style The work shows perfect freedom in its manner of work There i is no harshness the brOken accidental forms being preserved and made to play an important part The rocky foreground fore-ground is splendidly painted and very true to nature The drawing in thefall or cascade is another point the space being finely shown between each successive suc-cessive steplike ledge as they recede to thetopof the fall where there is a fine effect of sunlight on water foliage and cliffs Take it for all In all this is probably prob-ably the best painted example of the painters love for th quiet unobtrusive poetry of Nature in her everydayjmoods a beautiful expression of his belief that still there lies v In Natures voice unsylUbled a power And in her smiles from sky from tree from flower Which thrills to harmony tho chords osaln Bids peace return and takes the sting from i I palnw i |
