Ansicht von Schönberg bei Kronberg 

Editor: This is "Ansicht von Schönberg bei Kronberg," a drawing by Karl Peter Burnitz. It gives me a sense of calm, almost like stepping into a memory. All the textures seem softened by the chalk and pencil. What draws your eye when you look at it? Curator: Ah, yes, the quiet intimacy of it! For me, it's the dance between detail and suggestion. Burnitz offers just enough information for our imaginations to bloom. He guides us to a specific place, Schönberg, yet leaves space for *our* own memories of idyllic landscapes to filter in. Notice how the light seems to breathe through the trees, barely kissing the rooftops. Makes you wonder, doesn't it, what stories those homes hold? It is as though Burnitz is trying to conjure that sense of place for himself and posterity, a specific sense that he knew. I mean, isn't it gorgeous how the reflection off the water shimmers ever so gently? Editor: It is lovely. Do you think that softening is intentional then? It feels so gentle and personal. Curator: Absolutely, think about it. This piece is likely *en plein air,* not intended as a finished product, per se, but capturing an immediacy of experience! That softening contributes to an emotional rather than a photographic reality. I love to think it evokes that feeling when a scene nestles so snugly in your heart. It’s art not just *about* seeing, but about *feeling* seen. Editor: That's a lovely way to think about it! It definitely changes how I appreciate the drawing, moving away from just observation towards something much more intimate. Curator: Exactly! I find these works so affecting precisely *because* they feel so fleeting, yet manage to snag that eternal quality of feeling, place, memory, love. Delicious, really!