Boslandschap 1927

Dick Ket made this forest landscape drawing with brown ink on paper. You can see he used lots of tiny strokes, like he was building up the image bit by bit, almost meditatively. It reminds me of how a painter like Agnes Martin worked. Looking closely, the surface is alive with these marks. They create a texture that feels both dense and airy at the same time. The brown ink isn't just one note; it shifts and varies, giving depth to the woods. There’s a beautiful passage near the bottom where the marks become more scribbled, almost like the undergrowth is buzzing with energy. Ket’s process feels honest, like he's trying to capture the essence of the woods without getting too slick. It's less about showing off and more about figuring something out through the act of drawing. It's like a conversation he’s having with the paper, the ink, and the forest itself. This piece echoes the early landscapes of Mondrian, who also loved to capture the bare essence of the natural world.