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SEVEN ARTISTS: 30 PAINTINGS A small show of 30 pictures, in oil, water colour and pastel, by seven Queensland painters, will open today at the English and Foreign Book- shop, Arcade Lane, off Edward Street. It is a mixed collection, but includas interesting and promising work. Don Coy...it ..,,ov. , a i! "i0(1 one hi "Desolation." and paints it *cry freely. He is ricVelopulg a 'rich colour sense His "Circus Days" is an interesting and ;promising .composition.. though marred to some extent by thp tenacity of the shadow in the right foreground. I liked C. A. Cramer's "Grey pay." It is a water colour of Alarm, in whiCh cltiudy sky and water are akilfully handled. The "Blonde Girl" makes a brief note in blue and gold- a little too brief though. There is a certain fascination. about the "Old School:" it an odd drawing-a witch might fly out of a window at any minute. 'Beautiful Colour Winifred Towers 'exhibits One of her good oils in "Zinnias in Chinese Vase." The work is very cleanly painted and has beautiful colour. Her other pictures are of children, and a Mall attractive still life. Mrs. Marion .Finlayson's kI tiered Cloth" is a bright , strong in colour and ly handled. The little one. ected Light." lost some - through too much inter - the background. Differ - again is "Banksia Country." Quiet well controlled, and ful. Bessie Gibson has small water colours led In Europe. They have be old world appeal and ebarsa 'et their own. .4 Frank SherrIn achieves some success with "River Scene." but fits pictures this time do not ,.eal his best form. ntin Hole makes an ef- ve small one in "The WI," a simnic and sound little work. He hens a rich feel- ing for colour. ton. Tnere is good decorative quality In "Cloud Shadows." but 'InIW!- times transparency is lost when Colour washes are forceo.- JAMES WIENEKE. Miya Group's Mixed Show The annual exhibition of drawings anti paintings by members of the Miya Group, opened today at the Albert Gallery. Albert House, Ann Street. The show is a mixed one, and not, as good as some of the previous exhibitions held by these younger artists. However, enthusiasm is there as well as the deficiencies, and there is evidence of progress in many pictures. K. Roggenkamp shows two oils and one water colour.1118 work is steadily moving for- ward and these pictures are among the best he has ex- hibited. W. D. Bryce's work is also showing improvement. Pamela Seeman exhibits a large number of pictures, and I liked many of her drawings, however, the boxing studies are somewhat puzzling, and the portraits, too, are another story. Considerably better is the "Woman Washing," with its simple treatment and bold de- sign. In the "Clowns," I am very much afraid one of them did place more than sufficient confidence in his playful friends-they have killed the poor man, a colourful ending though to a fun-making career. With sensitive line drawing. Edna Smith makes twc inter- esting little pen studies of "Side Shcw People." A strong contrast are the drawings by V. Eldridge. Cecil Knopke combines pen and watercolour successfully in the "Fire Relic," and this is his best picture. Don Savage makes simple bold pattern with "Recreation," and his 'Veronica" appears in a particularly unhappy mood. John Yule shows a successful little work in "Mountain Hotel." The "Mother," by Laurence Collinson, is indeed a melan- choly painting. His drawings are not as interesting as those exhibited earlier in the year, ,although he Ls experimenting 'with cleaner colour.-JAMES WIENEKE. Reconstruction Art Exhibition riNHE Commonwealth Recon- struction Training Scheme are exhibition the first of its kind in Brisbane,- I believe, should be seen by everyone-as these young people are being trained by the Government to fit themselves for a career in Art, work which they them- selves have chosen to follow after their years of war service. The exhibition is largely figure and landkape work in oil, watercolour and line, with a few pieces of sculpture. It shows the students' leaning to- ward the various schools through the ages to contempor- ary art. It is backed by sin- cerity of purpose on the part of both student and instructor. No one expects that complete success will be achieved, even by this excellent scheme: but it is more than reasonable to believe that such promising initiative and desire to express, will bear unusually good fruit, ff nurtured with an intelligent tolerance, sympathy and gen- erosity. I am sorry more working drawing and studies have not arrived. They are an all im- portant side of the painter's training, and with the emphasis today on colours, there is a dan- gerous tendency among students (and surely we are all students for that matter) to minimise the value of penetrating study and the difficult, unspectacular side 'of drawing. Unfortunately, jingling Jargon and fashion often beckon with alluring fingers, but in the long run have little better than worth- less seeds to sow, however well camouflaged. The show will open this after- noon at 4 p.m. in National House (2nd floor), Ann Street.