Figurstudie. Stående kvinde en face med armene over hovedet. 1906 - 1909

This is a pencil drawing of a standing woman with her arms above her head by Othon Friesz. You can see how the artist is working out the pose, feeling for it, thinking through the angles. The lines are tentative, searching. It’s like he's asking, "What if I move the arm this way? Or tilt the head that way?" I feel a kinship with Friesz. Making art is about pushing and pulling, trying things out, seeing what happens. Each line is a decision, a thought made visible. The artist is wrestling with form, trying to capture something essential about the figure. The simple act of putting pencil to paper becomes a profound act of inquiry. It's the same for me when I'm painting - each brushstroke is part of a conversation, a dialogue between me and the canvas. And that conversation, that back-and-forth, is what makes art so exciting. We learn from each other, across time, inspiring each other's creativity.