Inspired by Paul Klee

Last summer I took a class in which some of the techniques and themes were inspired by Paul Klee's work. The images and ideas stuck.

I continue to think about the qualities of his work that bring me back. The paintings I'm currently focusing on are garden themes, such as Temple Gardens, Southern Gardens and Remembrance of a Garden.  One intriguing facet of his perspective is his value of primitive characteristics of images. Another draw is his idea of integrating a variety of arts (e.g. music and writing) into visual art. I've got several Klee books on my birthday wish list to learn more.

In the mean time, I've started working out some Klee-inspired ideas in my sketch book. This one turned out ok - I missed the mark when I wanted to change the focal point from one spot to another. As a result, some areas just got muddy.

Another thing I learned is how fabulous Inktense watercolor pencils (by Derwent) are. Some of the image here is colored in Inktense and some in Lyra Aquacolor crayons. I much prefer the Inktense and decided to order more colors.

Comments

[Heather T.]

Very pretty! I'll have to look those inktense thingies up... =)