Spring Song 1930

Dorothy Lathrop pulled this scene together using pen and ink on paper, and it just pulses with the joy of Spring. I can imagine her sitting by the edge of the pond, a world of ferns and croaking frogs. It makes me think about what it's like being an artist, hunched over a drawing, trying to capture a feeling. The ferns reach up like little fists pumping the air, with a fuzzy, almost magical quality, amidst the smooth lines of the pond. I love the boldness of the light and dark – the way the texture just vibrates. It's like she's saying, "Look! Look at this moment!" I mean, it is a bit like music, right? Lathrop is inviting us to stop, listen, and just be present in all this springiness. And in this way, Lathrop's Spring Song reminds me that art is just a really intimate conversation, hopping across time and space.