Gezicht op Woerden, 1672 1900 - 1903

The frères Moreau made this drawing of Woerden in 1672, and it’s all about the delicate touch of pencil on paper. It’s like they’re whispering the landscape into existence. Look at the way the lines build up to create the texture of the stone walls. See that little bridge? The artists haven’t laboured over it, they’ve just let the pencil dance across the page, suggesting form rather than defining it. It’s this lightness that makes the drawing so captivating. It's almost like the marks are breathing. I see the influence of early landscape painters like Bruegel in the way they capture the essence of a place with such simple means. Drawings like this remind me that art isn’t about perfection; it’s about feeling, about the joy of mark-making, and embracing the beauty of imperfection.