Green Bench At Monet's Home, Giverny, Blk Wht
by Liesl Walsh
Title
Green Bench At Monet's Home, Giverny, Blk Wht
Artist
Liesl Walsh
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
Claude Monet's garden and home in Giverny, France is about an hour west of Paris in the countryside near Normandy. In the late 1800's Monet discovered Giverny while riding by on a train. He fell in love with this quaint town and soon rented a home near the river. Later he purchased the home and spent over a decade designing and planting his famous garden. He diverted the nearby river to fill an area in the back for his waterlily pond and green Japanese bridge. Officials originally opposed his plans, but after finding out it was the famous artist they approved. Monet's garden is around 2 acres in size and the lush cottage garden near the pink and green home is filled with all kinds of paths, trellises, and flowers, smelling heavenly. The center of the garden is focused on a wide path lined with rows of rose-covered arbors. Monet spent much time outdoors painting in his impressionist style, especially scenes of his garden. Monet lived around 40 years in his home. This black and white image has a grain effect on it. This image is also available in color.
You can read about our adventure in Europe in my husband's book, "Vagabonds in France", by Michael A. Barry. Come with us as we lose our home, put everything in storage, and navigate through Europe for a few months with no return date or home to come back to. Sail across the Atlantic, dodge pickpockets, climb mountains, descend into the Paris Metro, endure nasty weather and illness, witness the flood of the century, and meet some wonderful and not-so-wonderful people. Chuckle with us as we live among the French and try to learn their ways and language. Then make it back home to an empty house we'd never seen before. The book with its 75 illustrations is available in both paperback and Kindle on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NCUNSEK .
Featured in the following FAA Groups:
USA Photographers Only 4-6-2017
Rural Decay and Deterioration 4-6-2017
Fine Arts Professionals 4-6-2017
Pictures For Present 4-6-2017
Images That Excite You 4-6-2017
Art District 4-6-2017
Artists Favorite Photograph 4-6-2017
Exploration Photography 4-7-2017
Black and White Photography 4-7-2017
Arts Fantastic World 4-9-2017
Your Very Best Photography 4-9-2017
ART - It Is Good For You 4-10-2017
Collectors Gallery 4-11-2017
No Place Like Home 4-22-2017
Heaven on Earth 4-26-2017
All Art Welcome 6-2-2017
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March 3rd, 2017
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Liesl Walsh
Thank you, Malanda! There were benches in a couple places throughout the garden near the house. I think Monet must have liked sitting out there with the beautiful view!
Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! This remarkable piece has been FEATURED on the homepage of the FAA Artist Group No Place Like Home, 4/22/2017! Way to go! Please post it in the Group's Features discussion thread for posterity and/or any other thread that fits!
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