Road to Cattiruje (?) (from Sketchbook) 1904

This sketch, *Road to Cattiruje* (?), was made with graphite on paper by Mary Newbold Sargent. It's all about the process, you can almost see her hand moving across the page, hatching lines to build up tone and form. Look closely and you can see how she uses the side of the graphite to create broad, soft shadows, while sharper lines define the edges of the rocks and the winding road. It's like she's feeling her way through the landscape, letting the pencil lead capture the rough texture of the terrain. There's a real sense of immediacy to it. This piece reminds me of some of Guston's quick sketches, not in style, but in how it captures a fleeting moment, and shows that art is always an open conversation, a process of seeing and responding.