Claude Monet (1840-1926)
"When you go out to paint, try to forget what objects you have before you, a tree, a house, a field or whatever... merely think here is a little square of blue, here an oblong of pink, here a streak of yellow, and paint it just as it looks to you, the exact color and shape, until it gives you your own naive impression of the scene before you." Claude MonetClaude Monet (1840-1926) is one of the most famous artists that ever lived. As a young man he rebelled against the traditional painting methods of his day. Monet wanted to paint pictures that captured the mood of his surroundings. He was interested in the effects that light had on his subject at different times of the day, or in different seasons.
Other young artists shared his ideas. Together they became known as the Impressionists.
Monet’s main interest was always outdoor scenes. He found that to reproduce the mood and light of a sunny day he had to work quickly. The fashionable paintings of the day were quite different; they were almost always painted indoors and were usually carefully painted scenes from history. Compared to these, Monet's work seemed hurried and unfinished.
Monet's technique included the use of small rapid brushstrokes of different colors placed close to each other to give the impression of shimmering light. Monet perfected this technique at his garden in Germany, France.
Monet’s main interest was always outdoor scenes. He found that to reproduce the mood and light of a sunny day he had to work quickly. The fashionable paintings of the day were quite different; they were almost always painted indoors and were usually carefully painted scenes from history. Compared to these, Monet's work seemed hurried and unfinished.
Monet's technique included the use of small rapid brushstrokes of different colors placed close to each other to give the impression of shimmering light. Monet perfected this technique at his garden in Germany, France.




