Structures in nature: pendrawing

Structures in nature are the basis in this series by Theresa Rijssenbeek. Sometimes the result is robust, sometimes almost elusive: an inner world, the subconscious that reveals itself in monochrome. In oil on linen, or in a pen drawing where the image is built up from small scratches. About these pen drawings she says: 'The concentration is absolute and total. You have to loosen up your hand completely, otherwise it won't work. The world around you fades away. The winter is the ideal season to do such drawings. In my studio in Switzerland, a studio directed to the north with a beautiful view on the mountains. The light is much warmer in my studio in the forest in France'.