Toren van de Oude Kerk te Amsterdam c. 1903

This is George Hendrik Breitner's sketch of the tower of the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam, most likely made with graphite on paper. The drawing is so economical, isn't it? Just a few lines and scribbles really, to evoke this whole towering structure. But I love that, it reminds me that art isn't about perfection, it’s about the energy of seeing. The way Breitner has hatched those marks around the middle section of the tower—it's almost like he’s feeling for the form, circling around it, rather than trying to nail it down. You can almost imagine him standing there, notebook in hand, quickly capturing the essence of the thing before the light changes or his attention wanders. It feels so alive, you know? Like a moment caught in time. It makes me think of Constable's cloud studies, these rapid notations capturing a momentary atmospheric effect, and how both artists teach us to embrace process and the beauty of impermanence.