City of Churches 1918

Here's Klee, doing his thing in watercolor, making a 'City of Churches' and you can see the fluidity right? The way the washes of colour bleed and blend, shaping the forms of the buildings almost by chance, or intuition. I imagine Klee, hunched over this small piece of paper, lost in thought, letting the water and pigment guide him. You can see him trying out these colour relations, where some are warm and others cool, creating depth and atmosphere. The black lines dance across the surface, defining the architecture with a playful, childlike simplicity. I can see him referencing other artists, like Kandinsky, in the way he balances abstraction with recognizable imagery. He allows for multiple readings, a hallmark of his work and what all artists hope to achieve. So go forth and feel inspired!