. Art crafts for amateurs . No. 176.—Detail of Roof in north aisle, Catholic Apostolic Church,Edinburgh. Mrs. Traquair. decorator an opportunity of displaying his talent. The twovery original decorated frames by Hans Thoma, Nos. 173and 174, are worth studying, for they are very daring intreatment. The festoons of flowers in No. 173 are modelled DECORATIVE PAINTING. 245 upon florid Renaissance work, and it is a class of designvery suitable for using on polished furniture. The flowers. No. 177.—Painted Pilasters in the Princes Restaurant. Designedby Mr. H. C. Brewer. 246 ART CRAFTS FOR AMATEURS.
. Art crafts for amateurs . No. 176.—Detail of Roof in north aisle, Catholic Apostolic Church,Edinburgh. Mrs. Traquair. decorator an opportunity of displaying his talent. The twovery original decorated frames by Hans Thoma, Nos. 173and 174, are worth studying, for they are very daring intreatment. The festoons of flowers in No. 173 are modelled DECORATIVE PAINTING. 245 upon florid Renaissance work, and it is a class of designvery suitable for using on polished furniture. The flowers. No. 177.—Painted Pilasters in the Princes Restaurant. Designedby Mr. H. C. Brewer. 246 ART CRAFTS FOR AMATEURS. themselves are painted fairly naturally, the various groupsbeing held together by ribbons. In the other frame, No. 174,the artist has gone for a severer treatment, and by theappearance of the reproduction it looks as though gesso hadbeen used to procure relief. In these two examples we can see the difference betweenpainting a picture of flowers and using flowers to decorate asurface. Were we to go in a garden or place a group offlowers in a vase in a room and attempt to realize them andtheir surroundings we should have to suggest the atmosphere,the melting of one plane into another, the subtle play oflight and shade, and endless other nice distinctions;whereas, if we paint the same flowers on a polished or plainwood panel or gilt ground, we at once approach our workfrom a different point of view, and by only having form andlocal colour, that is the colour of the objects th
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