Duinlandschap 1884 - 1927

This landscape drawing, made by Johan Antonie de Jonge, is all about mark-making, right? Just look at those scribbled lines building up the dunes and sky. You can almost feel the scratch of the pencil on paper. I bet de Jonge was standing right there, feeling the breeze, trying to capture the light shifting over the dunes. I love how the marks become the land itself, full of energy. The layering of lines suggests movement, like the wind rustling through the grasses. It reminds me of other landscape artists like Van Gogh, where the marks don't just describe but also express something deeper. It’s all connected, you know? We look at art, we make art, and we're all part of this big conversation across time. These drawings are little sparks, igniting our own creativity.