Vol. VIII, No. 12 
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 
April, 1907 
INCE it will be impossible for 
lack of space to give the Class 
Room Articles on Flower Paint- 
ing before the June issue, the 
competition as announced on 
back of cover will remain open 
until May ist to give any late 
comer a chance to add her quota 
to the 'symposium." Make ar- 
ticles as concise as possible — 
we like to give every one a chance, but too wordy articles 
take up so much space that they will have to be cut down. 
This advice should be followed in all future articles. Make 
them short and to the point. Otherwise the one subject 
stretches over too many issues of Keramic Studio. 
We call special attention to the photographic studies 
of flowers by Miss Helen Patter, of Minneapolis. The orig- 
inals are extremely artistic in tone and mounting, as well 
as well arranged and composed. We expect to reproduce 
a number of these studies which we recommend to the 
artist and designer who has no time or opportunity to 
make her own studies. 
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Our next issue will be the eighth anniversary number 
of Keramic Studio. We always try to have something 
special for our birthday issue and this year we greet our 
old friends and new with a number edited by Mr. Marshal 
Fry. We feel sure that this will be considered a treat by 
one and' all. 
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We finish in this month's Class Room the series of 
articles on the 'Art of Teaching". The next subject to 
be taken up is "Flower Painting." 
Any one who has already sent in her article may 
send any additional instruction she may see fit. Many 
of the articles on hand so far show a general misunderstand- 
ing of the kind of instruction called for on the subject. 
Some have sent color studies with treatments. Some have 
sent a sort of general article which although interesting 
does not give instructions so that a beginner who can not 
have a teacher would know how to go to work. Some give 
just a list of colors. It is intended that thoroughly com- 
prehensive instructions should be given and to that end 
a $10.00 extra prize will be given to an article which 
will leave little to be added in the way of complete instruc- 
tion. Here should be the general plan: — Flower Painting 
— General remarks, applicable to all flower painting. 
Roses — Backgrounds, how to paint Roses, manipula- 
tion of brush, colors, etc., foliage, green and reddish. Colors 
for pink roses in full light and shadow, remarks. White 
roses, colors in light and shade, remarks. Red roses, light and 
dark, colors in light and shade, remarks. It is supposed 
that directions will be given for colors to be used for laying in 
for first fire and for each necessar)^ retouching, and firing. 
It would be more interesting if the instructions were given 
under the heading of the different kinds of Roses, for in- 
stance, White "Marxian Cochet" or some other white rose. 
"La France" or other pink rose, "Paul Neyron" or other 
rose color rose, "American Beauty" or other deep rose, 
"Jacqueminot" or other crimson rose, etc. "Marechal Niel", 
or other yellow rose. 
Violets — General instructions, manipulation of brush, 
for single or double varieties, colors for white violets and 
for the different shades of violet foliage, backgrounds, re- 
marks. 
Daffodils — General instructions, foliage, manipulation 
of brush, colors for white, yellow and orange varieties, red 
edge to cups of same as in "Poeticus", general remarks, 
backgrounds. 
Nasturtiums — This should give full instructions in the 
obtaining of the various shades of yellow, buff, orange, 
pink, scarlet, dark red and mahogany tints, also color of 
foliage both dark and light, backgrounds. 
Geraniums — Colors and manipulation, backgrounds, 
etc. 
Pansies and Forget-me-nots. 
Under the sub-title "Other flowers" opportunity is 
given for each to treat of their specialty if they have been 
painting well some flower not given in the list. It would 
be especially well to treat of the handling of blues in flowers, 
for instance, Corn flowers or Asters. 
Under the sub-title "Miniature flowers," it is under- 
stood that the best method to paint simply these little 
flowers should be given, the number of fires required and 
the colors. Example : for miniature roses paint the pink 
ones for first fire with . Red roses Yellow 
foliage should be — — retouch with — ■ — Shadow flowers 
and leaves, etc. 
General remarks. This will give opportunity for each 
to give any special ideas she may have on the subject. 
LEAGUE NOTES 
The Annual Meeting of the National League of Mineral 
Painters will be held in room 36, The Art Institute, Chicago, 
111. on Friday, May 3d, at ten o'clock, a. m. 
The triennial election of officers will be held. No 
officer having served the full term shall be eligible for re- 
election according to Article IV, Section 7, of our constitu- 
tion. 
The annual exhibition will open with a reception, 
Tuesday evening, April 30th, at 8 o'clock p. m. at The Art 
Institute, and continue until May 26th. All members of 
the League, and their friends, are cordially invited to be 
present at both the meeting and reception. 
Circulars containing instructions for the exhibition 
will be mailed to members. We welcome Mrs. Alta Lyons- 
Irons, of Glenwood, Iowa, whose name has been added to 
our membership roll. 
Belle Barnett Vesey, Pres. 
CLUB NOTE 
The exhibition of the Mineral Art League of Boston, 
which was to take place about the middle of April at 
Westminster Hotel, has been postponed till Fall. 
