George Wishart : Art Notes

130.--G. F.Watts, R.A., at work on Vital Eperay."-Pf1Ii.rP AM' UNDER DIIMOCRIACY The Rev. Dri Bevan was not oatitnietie, hitt u the event proved he was quits accurate when lie estimet d the prospects for his lecture last evening es " painful an3 *lender." Even the circumstance the..) it was given under time anspjete of the Queensland Univereity }laterite it did no: THE *EAV SOCIETY. OF ARTISTS' The exhibiticiasei the', new Society of Artists, was Audited yesterday after- , noon in the large roans at the top floor of tits new Coloniul Mutual Buildings, next the G.P.O. At 3 o'clock the hour appointed for the opening, the room wits crowded with visitors, and after the opening ceremony had been per. formed by fie lion. 3. W. Blair, a plea- sant hour c. two was spent in examining the pictures, which showed a distinct ads sauce on previous exhibits. Amongst the exhibItora present were :-Mr. G. H. M. Addison (president), Mrs. Percy T. Berry, Messrs. B. G. Burt, C. Gamin, G. 1Vielttrt, ()scar Fristrom. E. Colclough (hon. mare - tray). The following is a list of those I who were present. or who had ccepted Invitations to be present :-Mr. and Mrs. Church, Mr. and Mrs. Yalibsyis lion. E. I Stevens and Mrs. Stevens. Mr, esti Mrs. Wooluough, 1)r. and !Mrs. W ebb, Dr. and Mrs. Thomson, Rev. Maitland Woods and Airs. Woods. -Mr. nail Ales. Burry Baynes, Mr. W. C. Voller, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. M. .Addison and Nliss Addison, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Mackenzie, Captain and Mrs. Townley, Dr. Batten, Mrs. and the Misses ,Ebbs, Mr. and Mrs. W. J; Buns- ' cot) Mr. and Mrs. Crowe, Mr. J. A. Clarice, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brookes, Pr. I and Mrs. Byrne, Miss 0: Thorn, Mr. and Mrs. B. Porter. Hon. J. T. Bell and Mrs. Bell. lion. A. H. Barbie; and Mrs. Barlow, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Spence, Mr. and Mrs J. NI. Hobday, Mr. A. V. Drury. Mrs. Pair - Mrs. Hutton, Miss IE. Brookes, Mr. and Mrs. Grout, Mrs. E. Colelough, Mr. Randall, Mr. J. J. Knight, Miss Berry, Captain Townley, Mr. J. N. MiChllum, Mrs. Carl Feilberg, Mrs. and Miss Rogers, Mrs. and Miss Lamb, Nurses M'Carthy I and Henderson, Mr. Aronson, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Buzacott, Mrs J. Turnbull, Dr. Eleanor Greenham, Mrs. Macgregor, Mrs. and Miss Hinton. Mr. anti NIrs. Ranson, Mr. G. Fish, Mrs. Donaldson, Mrs. John Allan. Miss O'Connell, Miss Jamieson, Miss Pnpi, Miss Bunter and others: Afternoon tett was provided in an n mg Foyle. his colossal statue called IHIONSsIONF13. ORIGINAL LANDSCAPE IN OILS (Open).-First prize, £2s.; ses,ond, Is.; third, 10s. Od. Mrs. T. B. /Erd, Bris- bane. 1 ; 02 Wishart, Brisbane, 2. This was a rather disappointing section, as the majority of the pictures lacked fre om. insure for him an adequate audience. That Wks regrettable both from the point of view of Courtesy to the rev. lecturer and oi the great and varied laciest of his /mture, but probably the fact that it was F ridav melt, that public feeling was still largely wrapt up in political matters, and that school breakings up are prominent functions just now. amounted for the smallness of- the audience Which aseembled Among the privileges attaching to them who have won the proud distinbtion of be- ing able to write R.A. after their names is , that of not being compelled to submit their prospective contributions to each year's show until several days after the date fixed for the reception of outsiders' efforts. Their pictures, too, are given priority of consideration, and special fa - your is also shown them in the number they may send i and the size of the prime. An R.A. may have as many as eight works accepted in a single year. Exposing many oil and water-colours in his studio window for six yaws, G. &ken - has. a Genteel painter, has found the fol. lowing to be unaffected thy light :-Krems whits, rine white, Naples yellow, cad- mium yellow, 'fight ochre Roman ochre gold ochre, burnt light ochre, terra' puz- smolt, Italian- red, English red, red and blue ultramarine, cobalt blue, chrome 'oxide, permanent green, cobalt green, sow and burnt sienna and umber, Casml brown, Vandyke brown, and thin asphalt. ,Paris blue, Devlin blue, Prussian blue, madder brown, madder purple, chrome s'ellow, yellow and brown Makes, green lakes, earmine, and vermilion were much altered or wholly destroyed. The main difference dseetwee.n mediaeval and modern art is this. Haat the chief mediaeval art Was architecture, whereas the chief .modern art de painting.-" Out- look," - TIO we pay that that devotion to mite relatictu to well as to the Ms estheticism anti pose ofhis own ti tion unfortunate" Weed, it is ss deplorable that at in its oongregati'-t saisall a poreentav that scarce can it withTho a Those whofeaw Ilon re tat ire Mdcment, t. binitien which at in connection with I is not up to that s ably might be rape say that the ;acne - crude or asnoteuresi regarded *Rh "pats but certainly it hue reaches, is Isir froi healthy oindlition et couragement, shnui« the expression "reit used,. it is used wit its Own reaootiablen seasonably .expect tiYtn so little enc. le or kind, or in leognition, is given themselves to the e allvery wolf U .on elected with an sass recagcnItion and alt 'pose of his own pi, himself being both I 'hying in a posithsn his own price. Bit sand is in that hap; properly so, too. average devotee has sett -gratification, glorious ideals at whose promise ins seductive wooitigs. common hotel park an exquisite MMus ,wall as a sort of I. pounds which .grbi: and which:had to I bitter ssierince. thing to stimulate of thing tobring of art into our Bail: elevate us ? Alas, yet the public etas when they demand . to say the highest exhibition such as in the Town Hall tom, what shun.. to gain experience to be able to sets t. selves It isa artists continue to of "Some poor nigh ?Who may not ruts. And hath °uteri a And tells the je s t is too bad ; and science of the poi the national loss