Gezicht op de Beulingstraat te Amsterdam c. 1902

George Hendrik Breitner made this sketch, *Gezicht op de Beulingstraat te Amsterdam*, with a pencil. I like how Breitner isn’t precious about getting every detail right. It’s more about capturing the feeling of the street. You can see the texture of the paper, almost like a map of thoughts. Those scratchy lines feel like the energy of a busy city. Look at how he renders the building on the right page, it’s all angles and quick strokes, but you still get a sense of its height. And that little carriage in front? It's like a blur of motion, the essence of a carriage more than a perfect rendering. It reminds me of some of Van Gogh’s drawings, that same urgency and honesty. They both seem to be saying, “Here, look at the world, but don’t just look, *feel* it.” Art isn’t about perfection, it’s about that messy, beautiful process of seeing and trying to make sense of it all.