Living The Spirit of Impressionism
Giverny is a tiny village about 75 km north of Paris, in Lower Normandy. Claude Monet, the father of Impressionism, lived in Giverny the last 30 years of his life.
There
he built his mansion and designed in person a luscious flower garden and the
lily pond. Later the lilies became the subject of a series of large paintings.
These paintings – we can now admire at Musee de l'Orangerie in Paris -- become
his most famous masterpieces, after Impression du Soleil Levant, which gave
birth to the Impressionism and constitutes our legacy as painters.
Next July I'll have again the privilege to paint right along the lily pond in the colourful garden of my muse Monet. Believe me when I say you can feel his spirit and something enormously greater in the air as you paint in the quite late afternoon of Giverny. The sky becomes peach rose thru the trees and you can only hear the frogs splashing in the pond. We feel as witnesses and humble carriers of his Art. We become aware and grateful for it seems he made all this to share his inspiration with us!
12 -- 19 July, 2014
I’ll
offer this 4 day workshop in Giverny – after a brief tour in Paris. Dry and
water media are preferred -- but oil is welcome if you have a basic gear and
painting know how outdoor. I pre-booked only 8 rooms at the hotel we stayed last
year, just around the corner of Monet’s house. Are you going to miss this
chance?
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Giverny is a tiny village about 75 km north of Paris, in Lower Normandy. Claude Monet, the father of Impressionism, lived in Giverny the last 30 years of his life.
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| Me painting in the Monet's garden, July 2013 |
Next July I'll have again the privilege to paint right along the lily pond in the colourful garden of my muse Monet. Believe me when I say you can feel his spirit and something enormously greater in the air as you paint in the quite late afternoon of Giverny. The sky becomes peach rose thru the trees and you can only hear the frogs splashing in the pond. We feel as witnesses and humble carriers of his Art. We become aware and grateful for it seems he made all this to share his inspiration with us!
12 -- 19 July, 2014
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| The Japanese Bridge -- Watercolor 33 x 46 cm (c) Francesco Fontana |
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Beautiful, I was able to have a similar experience, there is nothing like walking into the past, and finding yourself there...connecting with what went on before!
ReplyDeleteThanks Don, I understand you're from Portland, -- I am so much looking forward to my experience in Oregon in 2016 as juror and workshopper for the Watercolor Society of Oregon.
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