De witte dame 1894 - 1959

This is J. Gielen’s ‘De witte dame’, a comic strip made with some kind of print technique. It's a busy scene, full of small panels, each one telling a piece of the story, like a visual puzzle. I imagine Gielens hunched over a table, carefully inking each frame, probably thinking hard about how to make the narrative flow. The colors are muted, almost like they're whispering secrets from another time. See how the red of the soldier’s uniform pops against the ghostly white figure? It’s a clever trick to draw your eye through the story. Each panel is a small world, a fleeting moment captured in ink. The way Gielens uses lines to create depth, it’s kind of amazing, right? It's not just about telling a story; it's about creating a whole mood. And let's be real, every artist is in conversation with what’s come before, riffing on old ideas, twisting them into something new. It’s an ongoing exchange, an inspirational echo.