KERAMIC STUDIO 
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MAY E. REYNOLDS - - - - - - Page Editor 
116 Auditorium Building, Chicago, 111. 
VASE, SCENE 
ClRST Fire — Put in design with outlining ink, paint in 
* darker band where indicated near top, in Old Dutch 
Blue, also design at lower part of scene, in Old Dutch Blue. 
Paint in scene, using Dark Green and Best Black for the trees, 
for the light brush Violet of Iron, and in the darker parts Brown 
Green, Moss Green and a little Dark Green. Hills in back- 
ground in Violet, Copenhagen Grey, with the slightest touch 
of Old Dutch Blue, water in Russian Green, and a trifle of 
Deep Blue Green, also a touch of Peacock Blue. Hill in fore- 
ground in Moss Green, Brown Green, Empire Green, Dark 
Green, a touch of Finishing Brown and Violet of Iron. 
Second Fire — Dust on tint at top of vase in one part 
Apple Green and two parts Grey Glaze, also tint where in- 
dicated near scene Grey Glaze dusted on next to Old Dutch 
Blue band and at base of vase. Retouch the scene in same 
colors as used in first fire, and go over the band and the design 
below scene with Old Dutch Blue. 
About twelve years ago she opened her studio for china 
painting in the Auditorium Building, Chicago, and has since 
devoted her talent to that work exclusively. 
Miss Reynolds has taught in most of the larger cities and 
is well known from coast to coast. 
MAY E. REYNOLDS 
MISS MAY E. REYNOLDS began her career by attending 
the Art Academy of Cincinnati, Ohio, where she studied 
for four years under Duveneck, Meakin, and other teachers of 
note. While a student she was selected to exhibit three por- 
traits in oil at the Eighth Annual Exhibition of American Art, 
in Cincinnati, in 1901, exhibiting at this time with artists of 
national fame, as Chase, Tarbell, Childe Hassan, and Wendt. 
Miss Reynolds was graduated from the Art Academy in 1901, 
and went from there to New York, where she studied at the 
Art Students League under the tuition of Walter Appleton 
Clarke, Vincent Du Mond and others. After leaving the 
League Miss Reynolds did poster work and designing in New 
York 
While in Cincinnati Miss Reynolds was an active member 
of the Woman's Art Club, and is also a member of the New 
York Keramic Club. 
