The life and paintings of Vicat Cole, RA. . REEDS. whose leaves of variegated green and red float on thesurface, whilst the spikes of its pink flowers standboldly out of the water ; and, last, the flowering rush,raising its graceful stem adorned with a crown offlowers, purple or white, whilst its long grassy leavesrise from the base of the stem in many a curve abovethe water. 8 VI CAT COLES LIFE AND WORKS. The stillness of the river is at places broken onlyby bird life. Vicat Cole delighted in introducing thesudden rush of the moor-hen over the glassy surface,deepening by this one touch of lif
The life and paintings of Vicat Cole, RA. . REEDS. whose leaves of variegated green and red float on thesurface, whilst the spikes of its pink flowers standboldly out of the water ; and, last, the flowering rush,raising its graceful stem adorned with a crown offlowers, purple or white, whilst its long grassy leavesrise from the base of the stem in many a curve abovethe water. 8 VI CAT COLES LIFE AND WORKS. The stillness of the river is at places broken onlyby bird life. Vicat Cole delighted in introducing thesudden rush of the moor-hen over the glassy surface,deepening by this one touch of life the impression of perfect soli- , • — ~ * , tude. The. bright tintsof the king-fisher at rest,the darting ofswallow andswift, gavehim points ofcolour and PENCIL SKETCH OF WATEB-LILT. perspective. Critics complained of the frequent presence of the latterbirds in his pictures ; but, as he himself would ask,when are they ever absent from the upper reaches ofthe river in summer? Only once does he introduce aswan, and once a duck, each where its presence ischaracteristic of the place—the swan at Wargrave,the duck at Sonning. Barges, both those in use on the lower and upperThames, are often prominent in his pictures. They werespecial favourites with him, and for many good reasons. THE THAMES. !) What picturesque forms the sea-going barges present!How telling the lines of their half-furled lateen-like sails !What variety of tones are ottered by the rich colour ofthe sails and the piled-up cargo of hay or straw inlight and shadow! How suggestive they are of move-ment, of phases of human life, of human interests ! Thecanal barge, again, in the s
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