WATER COLOUR ART

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 740, 13 August 1929, Page 11

WATER COLOUR ART

MIBITION 1N DILWORTH BUILDINGS Two rooms of distinctive and admir-aMY-selecterl water-colour drawings constitute the exhibition of Mrs. “(or (Lucretia Johnson) and her pupils. “The Everhopefuls." which ggned in the Dilworth Buildings toOno section is devoted entirely to NH. Vlger's own work. Taken as a Whole it is a. particularly interesting FWD of water-colour works in vary--3113 theme and mood. There are a, 1010 number of attractive and typi—call, New Zealand landscapes, while ‘ lanai-ous portion of the display conlist. of colourful garden scenes and nicturegque glimpses of outstandingly beautlxul Auckland homes. This is a. “pertinent. ln whlch Mrs. Viger has misused.

The pupils' section includes watercolom_ Charcoal and pencil studies "Presenting the work of students ”01!: 10 years of ago upward. The Section for young children exhibits In many cases great promise and an unulutl development of imagination Qnindependent yet properly guided lxnés. The more advanced subjectS. {ho filter-mediate work. and the prac—tice sketching show the fulfilment 0‘ able tuition at. every staue and in "9U;¢epa.rtment. There are one or “'0 examples of poster-tyne treatmeat, but the majbrity of the adVmced exhibits are New Zealand “DMD”. tastefully chosen and worthy of the close attention of mun-colour lovers. The exhibition will continue for the remainder of this week.