Beth Jahlah, 1904 (from Sketchbook) 1904

Mary Newbold Sargent sketched "Beth Jahlah" in 1904, probably with a graphite pencil in a small sketchbook, right? I can almost see her, sitting somewhere quiet, her eyes following the horizon. What I love about drawings is the way they capture a moment, like a visual diary entry. Sargent's delicate lines map out a landscape, but also trace the path of her gaze. Imagine her hand moving lightly across the paper, searching for the essence of what she saw. What was she thinking as she worked? Did she want to remember a place, or was it more about the feeling of being there? Think of artists like Agnes Martin, who used lines to find something beyond representation. Sargent's drawing feels like that too. It's a record, but also a little bit of a dream. And it reminds me that every mark we make is a way of seeing, a way of being in the world.