Old poplars 2012

Alfred Freddy Krupa made this painting of ‘Old Poplars’ with ink on paper. Look at the way the ink has been dragged, and the paper scratched, pushed, and pulled into shape, bit by bit. You can almost feel the artist’s concentration here. Imagine Krupa outside, looking up at the trees. There's something very direct about his marks, almost like he’s trying to find the essence of these poplars, their skeletal structures against a pale sky. The brushstrokes aren’t just describing what he sees, but also how he feels. They're kind of raw and expressive, a bit like some of the abstract expressionists. Those dark, inky lines, they’re not just about branches; they’re about energy, growth, and maybe even a little bit of melancholy. It's like he's sharing a moment of intense connection with nature. It makes you wonder about our own relationship to the natural world and how we can express that through art.