Bosrand 1939 - 2009

Kees Stoop created "Bosrand," a drawing, with crayon on paper. I can almost feel Stoop’s hand moving across the page, building up the image of the forest’s edge. It is as though he is walking through the forest, feeling the bark of the trees, picking up handfuls of earth and leaves. It has emerged slowly, through touch, through feeling. Look at the density of those marks! What might Stoop have been thinking, standing there with his crayon, trying to capture the essence of the woods? Was he trying to record every detail, or was he after something more profound, an experience? There's a conversation happening here, between Stoop and the countless other artists who have tried to capture the essence of nature. It’s a back-and-forth across time, each artist adding their own voice to the chorus.