Skitse af jolle 1905 - 1907

Niels Larsen Stevns made this sketch of a dinghy with pencil on paper. It's really just a quick study, a fleeting thought captured with scribbled lines. You can almost feel the artist's hand moving rapidly across the page, trying to keep up with the image in their mind. There’s a real energy in the way the lines are layered, building up a sense of form and shadow. See how the repeated, hatching marks create depth and volume? It's like the artist is feeling their way through the subject, exploring its contours and textures. The way the lines vary in weight and direction, it gives the drawing a kind of vibrational quality. For me, this sketch embodies the joy of looking, of trying to understand the world through the act of drawing. It reminds me of Guston's rough, expressive lines, where the process of mark-making is just as important as the final image. It's not about perfection, but about the messy, beautiful act of trying to capture something real.