Oud Blaricummerweg 1905 - 1964

Hendrik Weegewijs made this moody etching, "Oud Blaricummerweg," sometime in the early 20th century, and it has that lovely, somber quality of a northern European landscape. I like to imagine Weegewijs outside, on location, squinting in the low light, carefully rendering each tree with a dedicated line. He’s trying to capture not just the look, but also the feeling of the place. I'm curious about what it might have been like to experience this place, the real location that he’s etched here. The texture that comes from the closely laid marks creates a sense of depth and atmosphere, that captures the dense, still quality of the woods. Etching is such a cool process—I am always fascinated by how artists of the past come up with interesting ways to translate their view of the world. It's like they're all whispering secrets to each other across time.