The Brook 1926

George Overbury Hart’s *The Brook* is a drawing done with, I think, pastel. I like the way he scumbles and layers the marks to create this kind of gauzy, dream-like space, it reminds me of that moment when you’re half asleep and images sort of float to the surface. The whole thing is about color, a mix of pale pinks and blues, all blended together so that nothing is too sharp or defined. Look at how the blue pastel creates the rush of water around the figures, it's almost like the water is alive. The figures themselves are pretty softly drawn, they almost seem to emerge out of the mist, and that’s just so intriguing to me. Hart’s got this way of making a world that feels very personal. Sort of like Odilon Redon but with a bit more earthiness to it, like they both see the world as a collection of soft, hazy, impressions.