| Show artist and poet we have been glancing lau cing over pine branches and sea weeds by alfred lambourne of this city it is a neat little volume of pages and mostly consists of scenic descriptions compiled by the author from productions of his pen that I 1 have appeared in various periodicals the themes are grand and are treated accordingly the picture of yosemite valley is particularly ticul arly attractive and in spots is almost thrilling while the book as a whole hole is well worth reading it 1 io one of those works that appe appeals als to and stimulates the imagination compelling the reader to form vivid conceptions in relation to the appearance of the objects depicted by the writer the closing article of the series has for its caption artist vs va poet 11 in which the author discloses disc loyee his predilection in favor of the former perhaps fred is buncom cious of the fact but it is nevertheless a truth that although an artist by profession there runs through his bis writings a strong poetic vela indeed it would necessitate more hesitation to decide which class af his bis pictures are the better those painted in pigment or those colored in words |
