Koppen van kinderen 1908

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet made this study of children's heads, probably with charcoal or pencil. I love how the artist lets the lines wander and find their way around the page, like thoughts searching for form. What do you think Cachet was thinking when he made this? Was he trying to capture the fleeting expressions of children, or was he more interested in the abstract shapes and forms he could create with his lines? Maybe a bit of both! Notice how some lines are dark and bold, while others are light and tentative. That kind of variation creates a sense of depth and movement, as if the faces are emerging from the paper. It’s like a conversation between the artist and the image, a back-and-forth of seeing and feeling. That's the cool thing about drawing – it's not just about what you see, but about how you see it. Ultimately, art is about opening up new ways of seeing and experiencing the world.