Portret van Moll Meyer 1968

This is a lithograph, a kind of print made by Dirkje Kuik. It is all about mark-making, isn’t it? The artist has made so many marks, and they all seem so free! I wonder what she was thinking when she made it? Maybe she was thinking about the person she was drawing. Moll Meyer. I wonder who she was? Perhaps the artist was trying to capture her essence through those expressive marks. Look at the way the lines create a sense of depth and shadow. The smudgy darkness around the figure makes me think of my own practice, it reminds me to embrace the messiness and uncertainty of the creative process. It is such a freeing act! These artists, they make the world more inspiring.