Three trees 1971

Martiros Sarian made this drawing of Three Trees with pen on paper. It's all about the line, isn't it? I always think of drawing as a kind of thinking, like talking to yourself on paper. Look at the way he uses these little, almost scribbled lines to build up the forms of the trees and the landscape. Each stroke seems so quick and free, yet together they create this really solid, almost monumental feeling. I love how the lines are denser in some areas, creating shadows and depth, and lighter in others, letting the white of the paper breathe. There's one spot, near the center tree, where the lines are really clustered, almost like a little explosion of energy. It's as if Sarian is capturing not just the look of the trees, but also the feeling of the wind rustling through their leaves. It’s a bit like Klimt’s landscapes, how he finds pattern in the natural world. In the end, a simple drawing turns into a whole world.