Kinderorkest in een tuin 1912

Nelly Spoor, sometime in the early twentieth century, took pen to paper to make this drawing of a children's orchestra in a garden. I can almost hear the cacophony of sounds as these kids gather to play, their instruments as makeshift as their stage. Spoor's lines are delicate, aren't they? Each mark seems to dance across the page, capturing the joyous energy of childhood. I wonder if she was thinking about her own childhood when she drew this, maybe remembering a similar scene from her own life. The dog in the foreground seems especially affected by the music! You can imagine her watching them, inspired, and thinking about her place among them. As a painter, I know that every line, every detail, is a reflection of the artist's inner world, a glimpse into their thoughts and emotions. I think there's a little bit of Nelly Spoor in each of these characters, forever caught in this moment of playful creation.