European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse V Prado aficionado by Wallace Beene s&5 Madrid Bureau painting your Way through Evena Small part of the Prado would be a monstrously ambitious project even for the most prolific Dauber Everto pick up a Brush but capt James t. Austin has linseed Oil in i the Day he serves As the budget officer at Torrejon air base near Madrid Spain but evenings and weekend usually find him in front of his easel Bard at work on a master piece tint painted by Goya. Velazquez or some other Span a giant a frustrated forger perhaps not at All i never picked up a paint Brush until about three years wanted to try painting but i lacked Confidence be moment of truth came shortly before be was assigned to Spain. Iwu in a department store and saw the printings offend there for 1300 and ?t impressed and decided to try it myself with a $10 set of paints he ant work was rather unique but from technique Point of View rather than arts suet bought Large piece of processed Canvas and started to paint. At night i would have a fremen 000 image on the Canvas but the worm disappear. I ended up with More paint per Square inc than any painting in the world before of copt Joss t. Aushin works on a repro Dudum of a Prado pointing in is mom i Madrid. I discovered 1 was using the wrong Side of the after that experience he got the idea that ii might be Worth his while to read a few books about painting before pushing on. This helped me the most. I be never had any formal training but there is a lot to be Learned just by bit of Good Fortune added to his Hobby after his arrival in Madrid. Hemet a Spanish Painter who is one of the few men authorized to make copies of the masterpieces in the Prado for com Mercial agreed to look at my work and give me an opinion. Fortunately he was kind enough to be since then Austin has been making his pilgrimages to the famous Madrid museum. He in t allowed to paint there but he lakes detailed notes about the style shadings and such before getting the Best possible color print of the picture. Then he Heads for his studio the living room or dining room of his quarters at Royal Oaks. Austin is a lawyer from washingtond.c., but Bis wife has received Sombart training and she serves As the official critic. One of their children Loren 4. Also took a hand by adding a Rock to a landscape one Day when nobody else was about to Date Austin has copied four atthe Prado paintings. It s More fun than work for me. T Don t have nights of frustration or feel like cutting off my ear. Maybe i m too easily Satis has never made any attempt to sell his work but feels he he returns to the . You Al ways find some excuse to save he explained. Although he does t expect to replace Picasso any time soon Austin feels he his Learned at least a Little bit about painting. Most of the things you bit on by trial and error like painting Green with your yellow Brush to get i As for has favorite Painter he Sticks with the great Prado favorite Velaz Quez. When some Man come along in the 19th Century and sees a Blob of paint in the modern style that i supposed to represent an Apple tree i Don t think it s going to make much sense to � � Goren on Bridge Quant Lue above this amount must be justified and approved by Provost marshal. I be obtained at the following pc sent desk building my. After hours. Brindis1 san Vito de Normanna main yes store. Authorization from pm office. Verona Passalacqua Cavern Ito usage talk main bus store bus snack bar and from pm office building l. 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The remainder cover suburban Railroad services excursions refreshment facilities on Trabu How to get to other London Railroad stat Loas and general in Southern Region general manager Dayrld Mckenna inaugurated the machine he pressed Button no. 121 Are car parking facilities available at this station the machine printed. Out the answer that there was a nearby car Park gave it 1charges and added free waiting up to 45 minutes is allowed at certain station approaches. A chaplains and religious groups interested in arranging con v ducted pilgrimages to Jerusalem Bethlehem Cairo an Beirut Are invited to Contact the american express tour to division at 15 Taurus anlage Frankfurt phone 720101 or 7158m. Prices for nine Day Jet Tours on scheduled airlines during the period july through november Start As Low As w09.5. Pug Tav i Ages May also be routed via Athens Rome Istanbul and or Israel. Tuesday april 27. 1945
