Gezicht op een vijver bij Paleis het Loo 1908 - 1909

Simon Moulijn made this tranquil graphite drawing of a pond near Het Loo Palace, and I love how he’s made it feel like a world. The way the water reflects the trees is almost hypnotic, isn’t it? Look at how Moulijn uses these tiny, delicate lines to build up the scene, almost like he’s knitting the whole picture together. It's like he's trying to capture the way light filters through the leaves, creating this shimmering effect. It’s about the subtle shifts in tone and texture, the way the graphite catches the light on the page. See that little cluster of trees on the right? The way he's layered the marks there, it's almost like a secret code. It reminds me a little of Whistler’s etchings – that same sense of quiet observation and the beauty in simple things. It’s a reminder that art is just as much about the process as it is about the final image.