Twee geiten en een hond c. 1930

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet made this pencil drawing of two goats and a dog. The lines are spare and confident. It looks like it might have been made quickly, en plein air, in the countryside. I like how the artist has laid down the tone of the animal’s fur with soft, smudged areas of pencil. You can almost feel the soft fur of the dog and goats. The artist might have been thinking about how to capture the essence of these animals with very little means. I am struck by the confidence in this drawing. The simple lines are so assured. I find myself thinking about other artists who have worked in a similar way – maybe Picasso? It is interesting how artists are always in conversation with each other, across time and space. They are inspiring each other's creativity, even when they don't know it. I find it comforting to remember that all art is part of an ongoing conversation, where uncertainty allows for many different ways of seeing.