Og Vinteren blev saa kold saa kold 1928

Fritz Syberg made this drawing, "Og Vinteren blev saa kold saa kold," with pen on paper, and the furious marks really capture the drama of the scene. I like to imagine him outside, sketching in a frenzy as the landscape takes shape before him. The quick, scratchy lines – look at those marks above the trees suggesting the sky! They feel anxious, immediate. You can almost feel the artist battling the cold, trying to get it all down before his hands freeze. I know that feeling! It makes me think about other landscape artists, like Van Gogh, who used a similar kind of energy in his drawings. There's a real sense of urgency, a need to capture something fleeting and essential about the world. It’s like Syberg is saying, "I’m here, I’m seeing this, and I have to share it.” And as artists we are constantly inspired by those who came before us, echoing their vision and making it our own.