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Brush Strokes   the nature of color in Monet’s garden

In 1890, painter Claude Monet designed his garden in Giverny, France the way he did everything--against all convention in an era when structure and order prevailed. Each bloom was intended to represent a brushstroke in a garden both evoking and serving as inspiration for his paintings.
 
My photographs of the garden set the scene. Unusual color combinations create shimmering layers of color that reflect the light of Normandy skies.
 
Working from my own observations, sketches and color studies from a week in this remarkable garden, I use colored pencils like paint, mixing the complex hues of each bloom. Each drawing defines a ‘brushstroke’ in the vast Impressionist’s palette that is the garden of Claude Monet.


Colored Pencil, mixed media       • = SOLD
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VIOLET | PINK, Tulip   • ©2017

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YELLOW | PINK, Tulip    • ©2017

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THE JAPANESE BRIDGE  • ©2017

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BLUE, Camas Lily  • ©2017

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VIOLET | RED, Tulip  • ©2017

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RED, Anemone Wisteria  • ©2017

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ORANGE, Geum • ©2017

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GRANDE ALEE   ©2017

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YELLOW, Tulip  • ©2017

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MAISON MONET  • ©2017

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WHITE, Apple Blossom • ©2017

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VIOLET, Wisteria  • ©2017

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VIOLET | BLUE , Anemone • ©2017

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GARDEN PATH   ©2017

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RED,  Parrot Tulip  • ©2017

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ORANGE | YELLOW, Wallflower  • ©2017

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PINK | ORANGE, Tulip   • ©2017

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VIOLET | PINK, Dogwood  • ©2017

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