Roof Pattern c. 1935

Elizabeth Lentz Horter made this print called *Roof Pattern* using black ink on paper. What a sharp and wintry sight! The snow is smoothed over all the shapes, from the roofs of the houses to the funny little carts parked in the alley. Each mark looks like it was etched with care. Imagine the artist, leaning over her plate, carving out each tiny line to create this little world. Horter doesn’t mess around trying to make everything exact. Instead, she finds a way to make you feel the textures and see the city in a new way. The lines are so finely drawn that you can imagine running your hand along the surface of the snow or feeling the roughness of the brick. Painters often have to find ways to make a mark that has to do with what they are seeing in the world. It's a process of thinking, feeling, and translating all that into gestures.