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Michael Barksdale, Bill StufRebeem, and Mr. James Hopkins capture a beauty in the rubble of junk near Reusens.
Winter months bring the Art Group inside. Sketching informally in their upstairs stuclio: Tay Louden, Godfrey Cheshire, and Jeb Brown.
Art Group Encouraged
In an effort to strengthen the academic base this year, VES introduced an art course taught by James Hopkins.
Beginning with a nucleus of five boys with artistic interests, the group grew steadily. Several days a week the group met to work in pencil, charcoal, pastels, water color, and oil.
Early in the year, good weather gave the group opportunity for trips to Reusens, a nearby, aging village. Artistic impressions of the rusticity of• Reusens were on display in October; another showing was held in February. Qualified people commented enthusiastically on the quality of the work.
Royall Brown, light and shadows, late afternoon on the River James.