Figuren, een hand en voeten in schoenen 1890 - 1922

This loose sketch of figures, a hand and feet in shoes, was made by Johanna van de Kamer, and I can almost see her mind at work! She's not precious, she's moving, she's trying to find something. Look at that hand—it’s so alive, isn't it? She’s got such an economy of line, and those shoes! What were they like, I wonder? Why did she bother to draw them? What I love about sketching is the way that it’s not necessarily about a final image; it’s about the process of looking, feeling, thinking, and trying to capture what’s in front of you in the most direct way. Painters, like Johanna, are in an ongoing conversation and exchange of ideas, inspiring one another’s creativity across time. Each mark becomes a question, a possibility, a step towards understanding and expressing something essential about the world, and about what it is to be alive.