Duinlandschap Possibly 1908

This is Alexander Shilling's drawing, Duinlandschap. It was done with graphite on paper, and you can imagine him out there on the dunes, sketching away. Look at how the shading of the sky is scribbled in a way, using the side of the pencil. It looks like he's trying to capture not just the look of the dunes, but also the feel of the place: the wind, the dampness in the air. You know, it reminds me of when I’m making paintings and I get into that zone where I’m not just representing something, but I’m also embodying it. The strokes are almost like shorthand, little marks that stand in for the bigger reality of the landscape. It's a reminder that art isn't just about what you see, but about how you translate that into something new, something that carries your own experience and understanding of the world. That’s the ongoing conversation between artists across time, inspiring and pushing each other to see things in new ways.