Lelant
Though Canadian-born, MacLaughlan traveled to Europe to capture scenes like this village of Lelant in Cornwall, sketching it in 1919 just as the world was recovering from World War I. His scratchy, energetic lines—hallmarks of his realist style—give the old cottages and distant church tower a rustic, vibrating energy. A tall, leafy tree frames the right side like a stage curtain, drawing your eye down the empty road toward a tiny, solitary figure. It feels like a peaceful exhale, freezing a quiet moment of rural calm after years of global chaos.
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