De grootmoeder van Kees 1894 - 1959

This comic strip, “The Grandmother of Kees,” is by Monogrammist G.J. The muted tones and simple lines suggest it was printed. I imagine the artist laying out the panels, deciding how to tell the story step by step. I wonder what they were thinking as they drew each panel. The artist uses color to create depth. Each panel feels like a small stage, and the figures are actors in a play. There's a charming awkwardness to the drawing. It reminds me of the early comic strips. I feel a kinship with the artist—that impulse to tell a story through pictures. Each drawing has to convey a lot with very little. Art is a conversation across time. We build on what others have done. I love how art lets us embrace ambiguity and uncertainty. It is open to many interpretations, and we find new meaning over time.