School; a magazine devoted to elementary and secondary education . The Road through the Forest. By F. H. Brigden, 1 616 THE SCHOOL To the careful training given him by W. Cruikshank and C. M. Manlyat the old Ontario School of Art he owes much of his success. He commenced his career as a water colour artist. Latterly he hasdevoted his leisure almost exclusively to painting in oils. Ten years agohe was elected a member of the Ontario Society of Artists. Since thattime his pictures have been exhibited at numerous art exhibitions inCanada, the United States and Great Britain, and have re
School; a magazine devoted to elementary and secondary education . The Road through the Forest. By F. H. Brigden, 1 616 THE SCHOOL To the careful training given him by W. Cruikshank and C. M. Manlyat the old Ontario School of Art he owes much of his success. He commenced his career as a water colour artist. Latterly he hasdevoted his leisure almost exclusively to painting in oils. Ten years agohe was elected a member of the Ontario Society of Artists. Since thattime his pictures have been exhibited at numerous art exhibitions inCanada, the United States and Great Britain, and have received muchfavourable notice. At the recent annual exhibition of the O. S. A., hewas represented by two pictures: Morning in the Valley and North-. The Woodmen. By F. H. Brigden, ern Solitudes . The first of these was purchased by the Ontario Govern-ment for one of the Normal Schools of the Province. Our frontispiecegives but a partial idea of its beauty. It is a typical June scene in theDon valley. The early morning haze veils in subdued tones the green ofgrass and trees. The majestic elm, the luxuriant pasturage, the brows-ing cattle, the drinking pool complete a picture of rustic loveliness. It is not strange that the Canadian forest has possessed so strong afascination for Canadian artists, for its influence has been important indeveloping sturdiness in Canadian life and character. The Roadthrough the Forest recalls to many of us the experiences of our youth. CANADIAN ARTISTS SERIES 617 What farm-bred boy has not ridden upon just such a load of saw-logs,through just such an avenue of fragrant snow-laden pines! What happymemories linger around that ride,—memories of clear frosty skies, of thesnow-tufted under-growth,
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