Thursday, January 12, 2012

The Artist of a Century

Monet was a an inspirational artist who painted many natural places; including: ponds, bays, rivers, deserts etc. In his paintings, their seems to be an overwhelming feeling of calm and serenity. When I look into one of Claud Monet's paintings, It seems as though I am taken to the smudged atmosphere depicted in his painting. In his painting Impression Sunrise - I can almost hear the boats in the harbor and feel the light wind on my face.
.Impression Sunrise.
One of Monet's earlier paintings, he painted this using a new method -
impression. I love this painting because of the serenity and lighting of the sun on the water. It breaks the 
light blues and pinks of the background images and draws your attention the the lighted rays of the sun and to the darker boat on the river.

Born on November 14th, 1840 in Paris, France; it was almost a given he was going to be an artist from the time he was born. Although his family had wanted him to enter the family grocery business, he entered the Le Havre secondary school of the arts on April 1st, 1851. He became well known with the locals for his car coal pieces, often selling them for 10 to 20 francs per work. While on the beaches of Normandy in 1856/1857, he met Eugene Boudin, who became his mentor and taught him how to do his most famous skill - oil painting, as well as how to paint the outdoors. His painting, The women in the Green dress, Depicts his wife - Camille Monet. He had two children - Jean Monet and Michel Monet. Camille died at age 32 of tuberculosis. 

Monet is his Garden - 1917



Oat and Poppy Field, Giverny
I absolutely love this painting for many reasons. The coloring of the poppy flowers leads the eye
back to the multiple horizon lines created by the trees. You can almost hear the bugs chirping and the cicadas whirring. I love the mix of coloring through the blue of the trees in the background to the light
pinks in the sky. The shadows of the large trees break up the field and make your eye draw to the middle of 
the painting. Overall it is just a calm and peaceful painting that i love to look at.

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