At dawn 2022

Alfred Freddy Krupa made this painting, "At dawn," using monochromatic ink strokes on paper. Look at how the trees emerge from the darkness! I imagine Krupa, poised with his brush, conjuring this landscape, not as a record, but as something felt deep inside. What was he thinking as he scratched in those tiny white lines, like rain or light? The paint isn’t labored over. Instead, the paint seems fluid, quick, and intuitive. These inky, watery marks allow the surface of the paper to breathe. There's a real kinship between this work and other painters who use a minimal palette to express something essential about form. It reminds me of the kind of seeing you get in Japanese ink painting. Art’s like a conversation through time, isn't it? A painter sees a painting and something in them sparks up! It’s exciting.