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Show ! - AMOJfG OUR HOME ARTISTS., t - ' A Visit to Tullldsre's Studio Views i of Shoshone Falls, American j Fork Canyon, Etc. On invitation of Mr. Tullidge, a gentleman gentle-man who takes a foremost place in the art ranks of this city, a Democrat reporter re-porter visited his place of business opposite oppo-site the Walker House, where he found on exhibition several of the artist's recent re-cent productions. Prominent among these are two of Shoshone . Falls, on ' Snake River, in Idaho. The scenes on this river have furnished artists many a subject 'upon which to lavish artistic skill, imagination and originality. The pair Mr. Tullidge has just finished are considered by competent judges to be very fine efforts. One scene shows a very comprehensive view of the Falls, the grandeur being enhanced by tne soft, rosy mist of morning light and sun rays enveloping the distance in atmosphere. atmos-phere. The broad expanse of water seen at the head of the Falls shows the complete action of the maddening'stream surging and gliding in various directions, finding rebuttal at the beds of the vast lava banks. To catch and portray these conflicting forces and make the liquid elements sparkle with glowing sunshine, sun-shine, requires a breadth and grasp of imagination on the part of the artist not often reached. This Tullidge has most effectually done.- Mr. S. S. Walker has purchased the painting. The other view of the Falls conveys quite a different idea and feeling. The rolling and tumbling of the waters in this picture is so graphically pictured that one can almost fancy he hears the roar as it plunges into the awful abyss below. A beautiful feature of the work is shown in the spray as it rises and is drifted with the wind in horizontal cloud-like forms across the. Falls, and has the effect to emphasize the downward rush of the trembling waters ; the very natural and skillful treatment of the huge cliff seen to the left of the picture is also a noticeable feature of the work. Another of the larger subjects is "Autumn" "Au-tumn" (a scene in South Cottonwood), showing the creek along whose peaceful banks are seen the overhanging willow trees, bending in graceful curves above the placid stream. The sear and yellow tints of the autumnal foliage lend a quiet and poetical charm to the scene. This subject was sketched after the summer song birds had flown and the wild daisies and buttercups had faded and died.. It combines the tender feeling of atmosphere atmos-phere with the vigorous grouping of foliage, and is characterized by a different differ-ent element than has been shown in any similar work of local artists. A beautiful pair of coast scenes off the shore of Monterey suggest that the artist, should give more attention to marine subjects, sub-jects, as the paintings show unusual aptitude apti-tude of the breezy and tumultuous elements ele-ments of sea and sky. Last, but not least, is a very spirited scene in American Fork canyon, entitled "Sunshine and Storm." It is what might be termed a strong picture, and represents repre-sents an incident that occurred during a visit to that famous canvon. It shows the action of a thunder storm as it swept along the canyon, covering the peaks with alternate gloom and sunshine. The treatment is original in the extreme, and evinces the imaginative powers of the artist in depicting the weird and subtle effects ef-fects of nature. In the foreground a trio of deer are standing, terrified by the awful clash and confusion around them. High, up among the peaks, a long streak of forked lightning has cleaved the clouds asunder for the moment; adding to the awful effect of the already grand and fantastic fan-tastic scene. Mr. Tullidge is to be complimented on these recent productions, which certainly should encourage him to ply the brush as often as he possibly can, for such efforts as his are not only stimulating to his own ambition, but are a source of gratification to all lovers of art in the entire community, commu-nity, . |
