Before the Festivity 1920

Paul Klee made this painting called "Before the Festivity" with thin paint and delicate lines, almost like he was sketching with color. I can imagine him, in his studio, trying to capture something ephemeral, a feeling of anticipation. The palette is muted – yellows, pinks, browns – like a faded memory, and the composition is like a stage set. It's all geometry and playful perspective. There's this figure in the middle, almost lost in the architecture, maybe tuning an instrument or lost in thought. The lines are so tentative, like he's feeling his way through the space, trying to pin down something just out of reach. Klee was always experimenting. He was deeply inspired by music. Maybe he was trying to translate melody and rhythm into visual form, creating a space where the eye can wander and discover new relationships between shapes, lines and colour. It reminds me a little of Kandinsky, but with a touch more whimsy. I find Klee so inspiring; he makes me want to embrace the quirky and the unexpected.