OCR Text |
Show i p p a - V" I c y . Vy 4. -- t " & ''t 't i y Lakeside Review Progress Edition October 30, 1985 IE "i w0&k9'- . - f W A l rjvr f 0 f w , 4 - j h v ; N K , 1., , - ' .Vv 4 Wt i I i ' f " J . & M'? 0 4 . ., , ' K va 'V yr. ' 4 W 4 ,. r i?V Z tT & fl - ;f ei? ' 4 , T ,4 1 f j . f j v " - a - w f ' ; lit v. ? j, I v nt, -- J5i f t :s , ; r, ?i s 5 i x? i t4l t 4 J , v,"' 1 il ' -- V, .r-- t 1 . , " M .i. ; Si .? - te ' K i tj ; J 4 V4, '':v- ?i , , 1 - f ! ?e , ss;4 ' ..4 ii 'H y v ! I t 'C wv. ( 1'S:I t M. ' V ?,VH S t i 5. , V I - y ,f i! , t f f . & ' L S's-- n s 1 A- - s- - i i , f ijl j? r ' , v , r, y w ? ' : r-- 4 smscsa , S Jr i I? s' 1 .& vj Ta 'U1 V J. 2 A, t Vjh ' ;v n f" ' T r I?;, 4 , :,!i W4 V -- c1- - 1 ,v. vr:V H crif X ? .. fH fer iV ? Sv ! f Vfe 5 ! J ,'V'W ? U ik ' V - - 'ev-- y.j'O'SwIWi s , .4 . - 4. ,. ',TirT--irTrn- r v 'v AJf 's r (?v, J' ; ;'r.-- - 4 1 rift's '.A'-'wp W f f.tr r ' t " T I. t $ vlr " ,1 "'s'- ,' v ' Jf ir i.?ti, ki w u 4?f ;'Vk? tC ? 1 .:.-- " i',r i fe5 '- s 'x 4 A'rVv'4;f I .1 i3l l'- !' j s 1 - 7V , 4" .... y1f iv 4.r I UyMMMdi&NiiiiiM&Mi&Nai , LeConte Stewart i I O Utah landscape artist o He is admired for calling a spade, a art spade. He said one of the anti-wmasterpieces of this century could have been painted by a slopper. He is one of Utahs most honored n and artists whose prolific works are seen throughout Davis County and Utah. He is LeConte Stewart, dean of Utah landscape painting. And he sees the world with a critical eye, says what he wants to about it and yet paints gentle, evenly-tone- d landscapes. The artist is full of a zest that belies his age. Though time has slowed his body, his wit is keen. When he met a woman who had seen his one-ma- n exhibit at the LDS Museum of Church History and Art he asked, So you saw my show? Was it any good? He speaks with a trumpet voice and a sharp candor. The years spent as an art teacher are revealed in his clean ar well-know- i speech and tendency to spell out names. His calling a spade, a spade is what many believe to be Stewarts forte. In his Picasso, later years he went wild. One of his paintings Guernica is undecipherable. Any slopper could do it. And it has won awards! I dont understand why, - - he said. - r nkO msftM A great artist, in Stewarts opinion, projects a feeling of the subject he is painting. The work shows not just the outward appearance, but an inner feeling of the subject, whether it is portraiture, figure study or landscapes. A true artist has this inborn, as a t r as a Christmas card to the familys friends r in the 1920s. r rather do than paint and looks upon the normal tasks of living as an intrusion on his time. Those tasks were taken care of by his wife of 67 years, the former Zipporah Layton, until her death in 1984. He was kind of a recluse before mother died, said his son Maynard Dixon Stewart. Since then hes kind of come out of his shell. Hes had a need to be with people, he said. Having fun is still important to LeConte Stewart, for, almost daily, he will paint. If given the choice of how to spend an early morning, Stewart will be found painting. He takes along an oil sketch box, a few prepared panels and drives until he finds a suitable landscape. A thing has to grow upon me gradually until it hits me hard enough to finally paint it, he' said. See STEWART, page 2E said. s Block print by LeConte Stewart of his studio and garage in Kaysville was sent couldnt think of anything he would This has led me to believe hes the greatest fake of all time, he continued. But Stewart is not so brutal about other artists. About Rembrandt he said, He is one of the greats. In his portraits you see not only a face but into the very soul of the man. His works are very fine, Stewart WiIv t&e rtjesuar ou- . gift. Those that dont have it are just painters," said Stewart. About his own work Stewart said, If I get an emotional reaction then Ive accomplished what Ive set out to do. Its the most fun you can have, is the reason Stewart gives for spending nearly 80 years painting. He said he v e LeConte Stewart of Kaysville, dean of Utah landscape painting. i V 1 |