Let us be walking

Studies of Dutch landscape etchings

Artist book

This booklet features drawings created in 2018. They were made on Kraft paper with white paint and black Rotring ink for deep contrasts. Many of the drawings are linked to the beautiful landscape poetry of John Clare, a child genius of peasant origin who ended up in a madhouse. I think that the drawings are enhanced by his great lyrics.

The viewers are drawn into landscapes and caves inhabited by hermits. The drawings serve as studies for Connie’s much larger tree drawings and are inspired by Dutch etchings from the 15th and 16th centuries. In turn, the Dutch etchings draw upon the serene beauty of Italian landscapes. The result is full of wonder and like a looking glass with reverie on both sides.

Also available as prints on Washi paper.