Penman's Art Journal . they re-quire soul as well as intellect. If, upon beholdingnature you see nothing of special beauty, nothing toenthuse and please you, it is not likely that you willever make a success of art. But even if you do not experience any great pleasurein studying the lights, and shades, and colors of nature,you need not fail to attempt drawing from nature. Fornothing will increase your appreciation of and power tobehold the beauty in nature more than the attempt torepresent her with pencil, pen or brush. Always select the simplest, most interesting point ofview. This means that
Penman's Art Journal . they re-quire soul as well as intellect. If, upon beholdingnature you see nothing of special beauty, nothing toenthuse and please you, it is not likely that you willever make a success of art. But even if you do not experience any great pleasurein studying the lights, and shades, and colors of nature,you need not fail to attempt drawing from nature. Fornothing will increase your appreciation of and power tobehold the beauty in nature more than the attempt torepresent her with pencil, pen or brush. Always select the simplest, most interesting point ofview. This means that you must be neither too highnor too low, too far to the right nor too far to the left ofthe center of the scene desired. Let some one thing bemost conspicuous, and to which all other forces seem totend or to subordinate themselves. Throw your wholesoul and attention into the work and forget your sur-ronndiogp. and success, either in picture or appreciationof nature, or both, will crown your efforts. 92 ^Q^UCdMwt/ijaS. brash ehades are lost. This is true of the designs In th«April nomber and in this issue. I have thought it well to reproduce some lettering sent me lor criticism and give all readers the benefit of \my discassion. (To be continued.)
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