Our street with horse riding, Bonn 1913

August Macke made "Our street with horse riding, Bonn" with oil on canvas. Just imagine Macke, standing before a blank canvas, a brush loaded with colour, ready to make his mark. The buildings are built with blocks of colour. See how the buildings are bathed in a warm, hazy light? I wonder if he was trying to capture a fleeting moment, a memory of a street scene in his beloved Bonn. The painting has an unfinished quality, like a sketch that captures the essence of a place. The blue and orange hues create a vibrant contrast. The brushstrokes are loose and expressive, giving the painting a sense of movement and energy. You can almost hear the clip-clop of hooves and the chatter of people passing by. Macke was part of the German Expressionist movement, along with folks like Kandinsky and Kirchner, who were all pushing the boundaries of art in their own ways. The way that artists speak to each other across time! Painting becomes a way of understanding the world, a way of making sense of the chaos and beauty around us.