North German 1930

Paul Klee made this painting, North German, and you can see it's full of geometric shapes and a palette of grays, browns, pinks, and yellows. Just imagine Klee at work—maybe he started with a loose sketch, then filled in each shape, each little cell, with color, letting it build organically. I can almost see him thinking about how colors and lines can create a sense of place, a kind of abstract cityscape. The paint looks pretty thin, almost like watercolor, allowing the surface beneath to peek through. He’s definitely thinking about texture here. There’s a tension between control and chance, a push and pull, that makes the painting feel alive. It's like a conversation between different parts of his brain, or maybe a dialogue with other painters. Painting is like that—a way of seeing, thinking, and feeling all at once.