Claude+Monet

Claude Monet
 * Claude Monet **
 * Group Members: Isabel Chilson, Ellie Manna, Olivia Divito **

Background:
 Claude Monet was born on November 14, 1840, in Paris, France. He died on December 5, 1926, in Giverny. He only really painted with oil and only did realistic art, most the time he would get to a specific place and paint what he saw.



Corner of the Garden at Montgeron III
First Impression: When I first look at this, it seems very calming and a nice place to be at. I think when he was a good place when Claude was painting this. I also love how much detail is put into the flower bushes and the sky. The mood he was going for was probably peacefulness and enjoying the outdoors. I also love the way he painted this painting. All the of the brushstrokes are almost barely noticeable, making this painting look even more realistic than it already is, I love whole painting, I love the water and even the bushes.

Second Impression: From what I found out, I found that this one and most of all the other paintings Claude Monet are all made out of oil paint. I also learned that this painting and three others call “The Hunt” and “Turkeys” to be put into a chateau in France. This painting was also created in France, Circa in 1876. It still has the charm that it had before, and it's still really pleasant to look at like how it was before. The painting styles he used is very realistic still and you have a really good eye for detail.

 Pond at Montgeron

First Impression: When I see this painting, I become kind of sad, but also happy. I think I feel this way because it might be dark in the area I am standing in with the perspective, but you can see light not very far away. It also makes me wonder what that woman is doing, I think that she might be Claude Monet's wife, though I am not completely sure. I still love how we paint water and trees, they both look really realistic, and both are painted with care. The water looks very still mainly because of the way he painted it as well, all of the brush strokes show all the same reflections, but all going one direction, giving it a very still and soothing feeling.

Second Impression: I probably went really overboard with my feelings, the scene this is an impressionist painting, meaning that he really can't add too much feeling unless it's already in front of himself, but still you might never know. I couldn't find anything that would debunk all of want I said, so I'm saying that I just went overboard. Also, the woman that is his second wife named Alice, is fishing. It is an oil painting, like all the others, and he still did a great job with it.



Beach in Pourville

First impression: It makes me feel calm and relaxed because the brush strokes are soft and curvy. I think he was trying to make a relaxing scene. You can see rocks that are smooth because they have been there for a long time and the water is so clear so you can see right through it. It also adds more texture to the painting. He also made the brush strokes hard to see so the water looks very realistic.

Second impression: It is really nice pastel color pallet and it makes it seem bright. Now I can see the green mountains in the background. At first, I thought it was a rocky cliff. The green mountains make it seem more peaceful. He likes to use light throughout his paintings. Even in the dark parts, you can see light. I think since he likes to use a lot of light he wanted to paint something he can put that skill into.

San Giorgio Maggiore At Dusk

First Impression: There is an ocean that is reflecting the sunset. The sunset filled with bright colors. There is light blue, pink, yellow. The sunset makes feel happy, cheerful because it’s so bright and beautiful I have to feel that way. There is a town in the back that doesn’t really have color, but I think it’s just the sunset. Second Impression: After seeing information about this painting it made me more interested in it. The painting was painted from the south-eastern end of Venice. Claude and his wife always go on a trip to see the beautiful sunset. Claude refused to paint the painting that's been painted by other artists.

Reflection:
**If you had one thing to share about your artist, what is the most important thing that people should know about the artist and or artwork?**

He always paints real places and they are very realistic. He also only paints oil paintings, you will rarely see him paint any other type of painting.

**What would someone in the future say about your artist/the artwork?**

It is very impressive to look at. Though it might not be in the same styles as most of the newer paintings, you can never go wrong with realistic art.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Arial Unicode MS&#39;,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">**If you had one question you would ask your artist that research didn’t answer, what would it be and why?**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Arial Unicode MS&#39;,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Why did you choose these places to paint?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Arial Unicode MS&#39;,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">**In evaluating your wiki, what’s your strongest section and why and give examples? (3 details)**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Arial Unicode MS&#39;,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">We did a great job with our first impressions. They have lots of description and is where we really shined, we really went in-depth with the paintings and became really creative with them.

**<span style="font-family: &#39;Arial Unicode MS&#39;,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">What’s weakest section, why (3 details)? **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Arial Unicode MS&#39;,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Our <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Arial Unicode MS&#39;,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;">research <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Arial Unicode MS&#39;,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> is our weakest section <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Arial Unicode MS&#39;,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;">because <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Arial Unicode MS&#39;,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> it was hard to find information on the pictures that we chose. There were sources that we found eventually, but the test became kind of hard to read at times.

Sources: //<span style="background-color: #f5f5f5; color: #333333; font-family: lato-regular,Arial,sans-serif;">Claude Monet //<span style="background-color: #f5f5f5; color: #333333; font-family: lato-regular,Arial,sans-serif;">. www.claude-monet.com/beach-at-pourville.jsp. Accessed 19 Jan. <span style="background-color: #f5f5f5; color: #333333; font-family: lato-regular,Arial,sans-serif;"> 2018.

Hermitage Museum. www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/ digital-collection/01.+Paintings/28485/?lng=. Accessed 19 Jan. 2018.

The Hermitage Museum. www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/

digital-collection/01.+Paintings/28484/?lng=en. Accessed 22 Jan. 2018.

//<span style="background-color: #f5f5f5; color: #333333; font-family: lato-regular,Arial,sans-serif;">C Monet Gallery //<span style="background-color: #f5f5f5; color: #333333; font-family: lato-regular,Arial,sans-serif;">. www.cmonetgallery.com/view-of-san-giorgio.aspx. Accessed 18 <span style="background-color: #f5f5f5; color: #333333; font-family: lato-regular,Arial,sans-serif;"> Jan. 2018.