Painting description

The image looks as if it were pulled out of a fairy tale, full of magic and mystery. Warm shades of browns, oranges, and pinks dominate, with a touch of cooler blues that create a soft backdrop. The composition is dynamic, with many shapes and curves—houses that resemble faces, and ghosts of the past sealed within the walls. And those cats, black as night, sitting on rooftops, staring at something unknown. The atmosphere of the painting is somewhat dreamlike and surreal, like a dream you don’t want to wake up from. The style is fairy-tale-like, with delicate brushstrokes and a loose approach to form. The artist uses watercolor, which lends the work a sense of lightness and transience, as if the colors were about to scatter on the wind. The emotions are a roller coaster, from fascination to a slight unease. Those faces—are they laughing, or watching from hiding? For a child: And I see big cats and a witch who seems to be plotting something. The whole thing is like a magical piece, “like a spell,” that draws you in with its invisible charm. Every detail invites a new mystery. Are those tomcats guarding something? Do those smiles conceal a story? These are the questions that linger in your mind the longer you look.