Monet’s Water Lilies
Discussion: Below my discussion is a poem I wrote about Monet’s Garden of Giverny. He amongst most impressionist artists reflected in their art how nature - the Sun and with it shade changes the appearance of the objects as the sun reflects upon them. This artwork shows a reality in nature that is not often shown in other forms of art especially at that time. I find it fascinating that impressionists broke out from other artists at this time and showed patrons viewing his creations another way to look at artwork.
Monet reflected his own passion. In his Garden of Giverny there was a pond with various floating water lilies. To visit his Gardens would have been fascinating.
Monet’s paintings like his gardens illustrate effects of nature.
He crafted a pond with a sun’s radiance affected by shade.
Monet arrayed his gardens on many good sized canvases
where on one he captured his color in his water lilies.
By using short, thick strokes to capture essence from his sun,
he reflected in his paintings that sun’s illusion and movement.
On his canvases the pond mirrored the atmospheric changes
such as the wind moving a cloud; a sun creating reflection the
wind providing movement as the water lilies floated to its edges;
Monet created movement with an intriguing continuity of color.
Illumination was important in his paintings as in his gardens.
He ensured his sun’s reflection would affect all of his creations.
It was light that softened or dazzled the color on his canvas.
The contrasting light and shade in his paintings created variety.
Monet and artistes of the day changed the future of modern art.
Monet’s use of color was significant in the artwork of his future.
He refused to depend on order and replication which caused
Monet to retreat from his studio into painting in the open air.
©️LGE January 2021 - revised November 28, 2023