Free Form Color Investigation Paul Klee

Paul Klee 18 December 1879 – 29 June 1940 Born in Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland, and is considered both a Swiss painter and a German painter. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. He was, as well, a student of orientalism. Self Portrait (1911), ink on paper

Klee was a natural draftsman who experimented with and eventually mastered color theory, and wrote extensively about it. His notebooks, are considered so important for modern art that they are compared to the importance of Leonardo da Vinci's. Flower Myth, (1918). Watercolour on pastel foundation on fabric (german description: "schirting", literally shirt material. Uncertain of what is really meant....) on newsprint on board.

He and his colleague , the Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky, both taught at the German Bauhaus school of art, design and architecture. His works reflect his dry humour and his sometimes childlike perspective, his personal moods and beliefs, and his musicality. Miraculous Landing, or the "112!", Watercolor, ink, and monotype on paper. 23.6 x 31.8 cm

Square Paintings / Color Theory

Your Assignment Choose a hue Make as many variations of the hue as you can Apply paint in simple squares or another basic shape May use black, white and tiny amounts of other hues Try to cover the paper

Choose complement to your hue Cover 10 - 15 % with the complement Choose an accent color 1 - 5 % with accent