Nest met eieren van een wulp c. 1900 - 1930

Richard Tepe made this black and white photograph, "Nest met eieren van een wulp" at an unknown date. It reminds me of when I tried to paint a bird's nest; you get so into the nitty gritty – the straw, the twigs, the mud, the way the light filters through. I imagine Tepe, hunkered down, trying to capture the fragile perfection of this scene. Those speckled eggs, so vulnerable, nestled in the rough embrace of the woven nest. You can almost feel the quiet tension – the waiting, the hoping. It’s a moment suspended, pregnant with possibility. The grays and blacks, the way the light catches on the curve of an egg...Tepe's focus echoes that of other painters. Think of those Dutch still lifes, all that quiet observation. It's like they're all in conversation across time, each adding their voice to the ongoing exploration of what it means to really see something. It’s a reminder that art isn't about answers, it's about the questions we ask.