Dos Casas 1922

Xul Solar painted "Dos Casas" with watercolor, and you can tell he was really enjoying the ride. The colors are laid down in washes, like building up a tan on a summer afternoon. What grabs me is the way the yellow sky meets the blue, not in a straight line, but in these rectangles like someone was playing Tetris with the heavens. It’s all about layering, letting the colors peek through, like memories in a dream. Look at how the brown seeps into the stairs on the right-hand side there, see that? It’s not just brown; it's got yellows and reds mixed in, like the earth after a rain. And those little people! They’re waving, like they know a secret, and they’re not telling. Solar reminds me of Paul Klee, playing with the same kind of childlike wonder and a sense that art is a journey, not a destination. It’s like he’s inviting us to get lost in his world, and honey, I’m packing my bags.