Struik bedekt met rijp in Voorst c. 1900 - 1930

Richard Tepe captured this photograph of a shrub covered in frost in Voorst at some point during his career. I can almost feel the bite of the cold air! Look at how the frost delicately clings to each branch, like the most fragile of brushstrokes. Imagine Tepe, out in the stillness of the winter morning. Maybe he’s thinking about how to capture this fleeting moment, a moment that will melt away as soon as the sun gains strength. The monochrome palette adds to the stark beauty, doesn't it? It reminds me of those early landscape painters, grappling with how to represent nature, but here, nature paints itself, with Tepe acting as a careful observer. Artists are always looking, always responding to the world around them and to each other. Each photograph, each painting, is part of this ongoing conversation, a shared exploration of how we see and feel.