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'Eldershaw Outstanding In One -Man Art Show MR. ELDERSHAW has many works in his exhibi- tion of water colours opening today at the Moreton Galleries which reveal a desire. for sim- plicity. Indeed, his washes of colour have for many years past been broadly applied, but this time the aim is for mass, with little detail, over bold and decorative design. AI R. ELDERSHAW succeeds! superbly. He extracts as much as pos- sible from the first working on; a foundation of good drawing and direct appreciation of, values-undoubtedly an admir- able method in the hands of it' skilled practitioner. interpret- ing the moods of nature. with an urgency of feeling. This is particularly evident 1 in the North Queensland pictures. where light and con- trast must have appealed strongly to the artist. The "Country Store" is an Unusual one, and good. This work has a splendid sky, full of movement and subtle varia- tion. It is opposed by a group f picturesque buildings, painted with rich strength, and achieving fine solidity. Colourful and vital is the painting of "On The Mission, Gulf Country." It is a very in- teresting work and has been swiftly sketched, capturing the heat and light of North Aus- tralia with s' lness and success. A bottle, a shell and a few flowers have been used in making a beautiful picture in "The Shell." The entire thing Is simple In arrangement and invested with fine quality. In "Landscape, Murray Valley," Mr. Eldershaw paints another good one. It is com- pletely satisfying and a very likeable work. Excellent light and crisp painting makes the peaceful composition of "South Coast Lakes" a calm and delightful picture. The atmosphere is heavy with moisture in "Timber Mill and Kauri Logs." It is a well painted work, too, though lack- ing a certain interest and variety in the centre of the composition. There are too many attrac- tions in "A 'Westerly,' Belmain. Sydney." The eye is forced to explore a number of needless Passages. The spirit of quiet bush exacting draughtsman sensitive approach to the E is a realist and appears to enjoy his work, though there is rarely a trace of ex- citement or vitality in itk in- spired reaction. Nevertheless he understands his particular method and how to achieve his desired result, with a sincerity of feeling for beauty. form and tone. Such qualities characterise a number of good pictures in the even one-man show of Mr. Townsliend's water col- ours, opening today at the Moreton Galleries. The painter makes rio mis- take with "Southern Coastline." a direct thing, most interesting in its mass and light, tind is powerft Hy felt. Great simplicity and truth give to "Grey Bluff" a fine conviction which stamps it as one of the best on the walls, and much the same could be said of the beautiful "Grey Morning, Nerrabeen." Each of these three pictures possess a lovely quality of col - waterholes has been well caw..! t ured in "Lagoon of the Nort1L. making a poetic picture ot, great charm. Two other most attractive small water colours are the. sunny "House Under the Mangos" and the lovely "Old Flour Mill." Mr. Eldershaw discards his full palette in "Harvesters, Brandy Mary" in layouts of ',a, chalk foundation and *Ong: tint-a valuable prattbite for any pain Lex. JAMES WIENEKE. Garnet Agnew's Aboriginal Heads `1 SMALL show of aboriginal " heads in oil and water- colours with a number of wood- cuts by Garnet Agnew. opens on Tuesday at the Moreton Gallery. Mr. Agnew has Indeed' been very '-een to paint, the dark folk. The requirements of the camera for the purpose of re- produdtion or illustrations seem to have been the painter's first 'onsideratlon. Also. it is dif- ficult to avoid monotony in such a collection when the same palette has been too frequently used, and the same arrange- ment (dark head against light ground). A few of the studies have a certain intensity about them, and the woodcuts have a broad and bold touch. - JAMES WIENEKE. Water Colours Of Even Tempo THERE is always strong evidence of considerable thought and .;areful arrangement in each picture G. K. Townshend undertakes. He is on and colourist, with a great mystery of Nature. our, and conveys the great strength of the headlands against the morning water with lyrical intensity. I missed Mr. Townshend's usually fresh colour in the sky pointing of the lovely subject. "Morning Clouds": the hope in that unpleasant instrument the sponge. was not fulfilled. And while I am readily prepared to admit "Moon Haze" is an ex- tremely skilful achievement, I liked other works better. The concisely expressed and charming "Still Water" appeals. So. too, do the elegant "Sand Stone Quarry." the rather cool "White Barn." the aloof "Stone Crusher." and the atmospheric "Red Rond."-James Wieneke.