Tak met bloesem 1874 - 1945

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet made this drawing, 'Branch with Blossom,' with pen and brush in ink. I'm really drawn to the way the blossoms hover in the space, some darker, some lighter, some are barely there. The artist has made marks that suggest a feeling of spring, a feeling of newness. I imagine him looking at the subject and trying to capture something fleeting and ephemeral. There's something so touching about the handmade quality, the slight awkwardness, the feeling of an artist trying to grasp something that is always just out of reach. It reminds me of some of my own struggles in the studio, trying to capture a feeling, an idea, a form that I can sense but can't quite put my finger on. It makes me think of other artists who have taken up the subject of blossoms. Artists are always in dialogue with each other across time.