Round the Galleries

Sara—Peter McIntyre

Courtesy Evening Post

Recent exhibitions at the Centre Gallery included an open show and an Abstract Showing. In the group show the standard was generally similar to that of previous such showings, a large proportion of the exhibitors being newcomers.

With the exception of W. J. Macklin, whose semi-abstract manner has both strength and thought, there was little overt talent shown, Elva Bett had two quite successful canvases, "Rising Cathedral and "The Scarred Road," but they lacked that assuredness of touch which Macklin can achieve in his "Bridge with Two Houses."

F. J. Cudby had two small, neat, and effective in their way, oil studies; Gordon Esam exhibited two Modighani-like studies; and a "Sjingri with Performing Yooi" was hung, being the work of a painter with the equally improbable name of Lynette Vondruska. I liked the colour sense of Nancy Moore, but this painter has only a one-sided talent.