Road Augsburg to Munich, Germany 1975

Ivan Albright made this drawing, Road Augsburg to Munich, Germany, in 1975. It's all scribbly lines, like a big tangle of yarn, but that's the magic, right? How a bunch of almost random marks can conjure up a place. The colors are muted, mostly black and brown with hints of yellow and green, but it feels like the landscape is bursting with stuff. Look how he builds up the texture with layer after layer of these frantic marks, especially in the sky. There’s this real energy in it, like he's trying to capture not just what he sees, but how it feels to be there. Albright was known for his meticulous realism in painting, so this drawing feels like a total departure. Maybe he was letting loose, experimenting. It reminds me a little bit of Cy Twombly, but with a grittier edge. It's not about perfection; it's about the messy, beautiful process of seeing.