Hills of Tulloch 1915

This is “Hills of Tulloch,” an etching by David Young Cameron made sometime in the first half of the 20th century. I can imagine Cameron, hunched over a copper plate, carefully drawing through a waxy ground, biting the plate with acid to create these delicate lines. Look closely, and you can see how he's used different densities of lines to create a sense of depth and atmosphere, those mountains fading into the distance. I feel a kinship with Cameron in his artistic process. It's like a dance between intention and accident, where the artist is constantly responding to what's happening on the plate. Artists are always in conversation, aren’t they? A connection across time, inspiring each other’s creativity. It's a reminder that art is never created in a vacuum, but rather emerges from a rich tapestry of influences and ideas.