MR RAWORTH'S SKETCHES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4167, 26 June 1875, Page 2

MR RAWORTH'S SKETCHES.

is We have not had, for a considerable tim~, an opportunity of seeing no fine of water-colour, sketches as that ■< we now propose noticing. They are about^fifty io. number, representing, we understand, th« work of some four or five months, spenfi L. amidst the mountains of Lake Wakatipu; l- and they: reflect no. small creu.it upoa the slaU of the artist. Although but "field! sketches" and studies for the finished pictures, we are enabled to form a goof opinion of what the completed works will > be, and we shall look forward to the pleasure i -T mg u^?" 1 ou Mr K-aworth's Return, whidh we believe will be in December next Among the most striking and beautiful are - Lake Wakatipu- and Mount Earnslawv . from below the Greenstone."—This is a£ " early morning effect; the mountain-isbathedl 1 in a soft mist, and the lake,. perfectly calm reflects the surrounding hills with wonderful n clearness. , ri'T^» <^ e.enstone Gorge, fr°m Pigpoa '- Island.'—This is another morning effect and make 3 a charming composition. " L\ke Wak^tipu, from the Saw-mills " v The wooded slopes of the Humboldt Eance s> contrast admiraoly with the Tooth' Peak? ag-unst which they are opposed. Ihe middte cU»t.n-.-e is formed by the Gre-.natoae Point and Rabbit Island.. .... s '^ ake c }T ak, afciPv' from Kinldch," is another of Mr Rowatt's morning effects and! is very nicely treated. °:. --l~ "Mount Earnslaw, from the Lagoon a& Glenorchy."—ln this sketch the artist has admirably succeeded in indicating the" mist - clearing away from the immense-Jjiittress-e like spurs of this noble mountain. This is r one of the best of the collection ; the drawj mg, too, is excellent. •"•"ii "Mount Alfred "and "Mount Earnslaw'* are both moonlight effect*, and form exceed--3 iQgiy attractive subjects. 3 ''I*amond j Lake—a Peep through? the i Pine Forest," torms a charming picture o£ lake and woodland scenery. - f " Diamond Lake - Sunset," is a sketcfe . simple in composition and harmonious ia 3 treatment, and, if we mistake not, will work up into almost the-finest of the collection 3 ~"R R e Lake."—This charming lakelet. . lying high up amid the Greenstone Range! . is admirably represented in two or three ol r Mr Raworth's sketches, It is almost entirelr surrounded by birch bush, and its waters " reflH Pfc W'*Q great fidelity the distant peaks. lne Valley of the Caples River appears t» ; nave possessed great attractions to the artist —there are seven or eight exquisite sketches of various parts of it. Among them we'notice — Mount Arthur, from the Caples River n —subject full of interesting and beautiful. detail. " Looking down the Caples Valley " —a hue combination oE wooded terraces and slopes, with Mount Crichton in the distance A Gorge on the Caples River " forms a fine • picture, the light streaming through: the nar- { row gap has a very good effect. .'IT "A Sunset in the Caples Valley "iMas afforded the artist an opportunity of reproducing one. of those extraordinary scenes-peca-11a •to pur mountain districts—the rays of the setting sun are thrown across the valley with, great force and effect. This sketch will make a very hne picture; it is taken from Me Kay s station. " A Gorge, on the Dart River."—This is another early morning study; .the rutted snow-capped Cosmos Peak forms the back cround of a most striking composition, and, the whole subject is well and artisficaUytreated. ~ s A wonderful scene is "A Snow-storm, iit the Humboldt Kange-Shepherds-reVurQuiff from mustering." Mr RawortH" ha¥ a^ tempted, and with great success, to represent a not uncommou occurreLCd in the wild, region of the Wakatip, the bitter storm ragmg overhead and all arouud, the diift Moto trom the crests, of the rocks, the driving snow and hail, the weather-beaten shepherd! aud their dogs, aU are portrayed with terrible truth, and the whole subject arrests attention by its intense power. «. "-^ he Glacier of Mount Earnslaw—front the Eastern Ridge." This scene represents the great ice basin of the mountain, ami is taken from a point about 7000 feet High, lne green ice wall is well depicted,. and the sketch is an admirable one in maiiy other respects. Tuere are a number of other equally beaatiful and interesting Si-tches, such as „ 1 Valt? r Peak from the Frankton Road," fccanse on the ReuiarkaUes," "A Storm. ?. n mu nond La^e." "Precipice Creet" | The Gorge of the Buckler-bum," "The Double Cone," &c., &c, but we think' we nave said sufiicient to indicate ths quality of: the collection, an I excite the cuiiositV of those who appreciate the beautifiil in nature and art We have only to add that Mr Kaworth, during the short time he remains Here, will be most happy to afford any one a view ot his sketches. He is staying, we understand, at Wain's Hotel. \ ~„,