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Evening Star, Issue 3863, 12 July 1875, Page 2

/ttract. d by the i epilation for beauty and grandeur of New Zealand scenery, Mr R A worth, a skilful artist residing in Sydney, has lately completed an art tour in the Lakes district. The result has been seen in the beautiful water-color drawings lately exhibited i-i Dunedin. We owe an apology to Air IvAWOßtii for not having given a more extended notice of his labors than the short paragraph drawing attention to thorn published some time ago. It was, however, scarcely needed when the pictures were on view, as they were the best evidence ' of the skill and taste of the artist. Mr Kawoktii has brought; fro,n the interior a rich portfolio, comprising soaic of the

choicest Bcenery in the Lakes district. It would be merely waste of time to enumerate each sketch, or to dwell minutely on their separate merits. Mr Baworth is a student of Nature, oot a maauf 'cturcr of effects. In New Zealand thin is not needed. Innds of mountains, lakes, and forest present sufficient variety of cloud, sunshine, storm, and calm to afford choico for art effects, and Mr Baworth has been very happy in seizing upon and recording some of the most striking, although from their very nature the opportunity given must have been jbut transient. But oven in the most remarkable sky-scapes there is nothing strained either in color or outline, [hose who view Mr Kaworth's sketches feel that they have seen something very like them. Thay are in strict harmony with the landscape and are essential to it. His treatment of his sabjectß is remarkable for breadth; there is nothing cramped or stunted. His drawing is excellent and the middle distances and backgrounds are exquisite. Some of the Lakes scenery is specially noticeable for brilliancy. Perhaps the most telling picture is the Mountain Snow Storm. There are also a couple of moonlight views, which are colored with great truth and faithfulness to nature. We are informed that Mr Kaworth considers his collection merely rough sketche3, and that he has received commisions from various persons in Dunedin to paint finished copies or many of them. He is likely to return to Dunedin about December next.