Moonlight, Walnut, Yard (view from our kitchen window) 1998

Alfred Freddy Krupa made this drawing, Moonlight, Walnut, Yard, from his kitchen window, probably in ink on paper, sometime around 1998. It's a scene made of stark contrasts, black and white, light and shadow. The way Krupa uses these parallel lines, it's almost like he's not just describing what he sees, but how he sees. Take those lines raining down from the top, or hatching the side of the house. They're not just rain or shadow, they're a way of understanding form, like he's building the scene out of pure perception. The bare tree, these wild white tendrils against the black, it's like a nervous system exposed. That starkness reminds me of German Expressionist woodcuts. But Krupa's got this raw, immediate quality that feels very personal. It's a simple scene, but the way he renders it, it's full of feeling. Art’s not about answers, it’s about feeling your way through the dark.