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or the delicate, intricate harmonies of Chopin, without a pre- 

 liminary training in simpler studies ; we must learn our tioffs 

 before we can embellish them with expression and tone. 



If we start an ambitious painting, we arc led away by the 

 difficulties and delights of colour and composition, and so 

 are apt to disregard the drawing, without which our work 

 cannot possibly be convincing or true to Nature. The skilled 

 artist who can produce a fine stud>- with broad touches of 

 colour and wide effects of light and shade, could never have 

 attained this apparent ease and " slickness " of execution without 

 many and many an hour of patient study. 



But here we are at home again, and if we arc not simply bursting 

 with enthusiasm to begin our study, we had better follow Mr. Punch's 

 advice- — "Don't" for "without enthusiasm nothing can be accomplished 

 in .Art." 



I will premise, at this season of the \-car, when everything is being 

 overhauled and " redded up," that our colour boxes have had a careful 

 wash and " spring-clean," and that those pans of colour that have taken 

 unto themselves a gritt)', grimy surface have been banished for fresh 

 ones. The following list might be u.seful to those who contemplate 

 restocking their boxes : Rose Madder, Orange Vermilion, Light Red, 

 Brown Pink, Cadmium, Aureolin, Lemon Yellow, Indian Yellow, Yellow 

 Ochre, Raw Sienna, Raw Umber, \'anci\ke Brown, Cobalt Blue, 

 Antwerp Blue, Emerald Green, Mauve. 



A fresh china palette is a great delight, but if you do not possess 

 one, and the japanned lid of your box presents an aged and " mottled " 

 appearance, that defies even salt to remove, borrow an old white plate 

 from the kitchen instead. See that your water-pot is freshly filled, for 

 the brightness and purit\' of your study depends largely on keeping 

 your colours pure and clean. Our outfit must also include some fresh 

 white blotting-paper and a small sponge, onl\- to be used in case of 

 dire necessitj- ! 



A side light from the window of your ordinary sitting-room will give 

 \()U a very nice effect of light and shade ; be 

 careful, however, unless, like my.self, \ou are left- 

 handed, to let the light fall from the left side, 

 so as not to have the shadow of your hand on 

 your work. 



Now notice very carefully the construction of 

 the flowers. They are composed of five petals, 

 two narrow ones standing up at the back, two 

 (wing-like) at the sides, and a broad one below, 

 curving up at the base to form the cm-ious little 

 hood at the back of the flower, surrounded b\' 

 delicate sepals of green. If wc Inok deep tiown 



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I do lovt violets. 

 Thi-y ti-n .1 history of .\ woman's low; 

 Thcyopi-n with the oArlicst brr.Ath ot sprini<: 

 Lc.\d .\ sweet lite ot pertume, dew and liijht. 

 And il they perish, perish with a siiih, 

 Delicious as that life. 



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