. Art crafts for amateurs . No. 143.—From a Japanese Print, byJanko. ANIMAL FORMS. 20I in movement from life can appreciate at its full value thissketch of a fish by the great Japanese artist Hokousai. The. No. 144.—A Barn Owl (by flash-light). By Cherry With Nature and a Camera (Cassell & Co., Ltd.). nervous outline, the verve of the curve of the body, thegraphic waviness of the fins which indicate that the creature 202 ART CRAFTS FOR AMATEURS. is swimming, the large spaces left plain, and the concentra-tion of the detail all stamp this drawing as masterly. Or take No. 143 by Jan
. Art crafts for amateurs . No. 143.—From a Japanese Print, byJanko. ANIMAL FORMS. 20I in movement from life can appreciate at its full value thissketch of a fish by the great Japanese artist Hokousai. The. No. 144.—A Barn Owl (by flash-light). By Cherry With Nature and a Camera (Cassell & Co., Ltd.). nervous outline, the verve of the curve of the body, thegraphic waviness of the fins which indicate that the creature 202 ART CRAFTS FOR AMATEURS. is swimming, the large spaces left plain, and the concentra-tion of the detail all stamp this drawing as masterly. Or take No. 143 by Janko, which is an excellent specimenof brush work and could be rendered easily in touch is in the right place; the placing of the darkand light spaces, how effective this is : decorative truly, butin the only sense that this very much abused word shouldbe used. The word decorative with us is too often either aterm of reproach or an excuse for insufficiency, for what isnot good enough to be called pictorial can be made goodenough to be thought decorative. Decorative should meanselection and adaptation : > ou select what to record andtherefore what to leave out, and you secure
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