Ontwerp voor raam in het Noordertransept in de Dom te Utrecht c. 1934

This design for a stained-glass window in Utrecht Cathedral by Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, is worked on paper using pencil and crayon. The whole thing about artmaking is process, isn't it? Look at how the colours are laid down, light, feathery strokes of the crayon, filling in the shapes like a kind of colouring-by-numbers for grown-ups. And those lovely earthy tones, reds and browns and ochres, give it a real sense of warmth, and quietness. There is a black line that confidently runs through the work, organising the shapes and colours. See the way that black line meanders and curves, creating a real sense of movement and rhythm. It's like a dance, a conversation between the different parts of the design. I think that Holst really understands that art is an ongoing conversation, with the past and the present.