Entries from July 2022

Reflections at Giverny

July 17, 2022

Photo Ariane Cauderlier, Monet’s water lily pond at Giverny, 7th July 2022

When Claude Monet didn’t paint, he could sit next to his water lily pond and observe it for long minutes. He was fascinated by the changing aspect of the surface. Some corners can be totally green, like this one, others reflecting the sky may be blue or animated by passing clouds. And the breeze blurs the surface in some places, ignoring other ones. Not to speak of the slow motion of the water lilies, opening in the morning and closing in the late afternoon.