Waterlillies at Giverney - continued

Here is a painting that is nearly finished, I still need to add some highlights but, here it is! I like the dark and medium blues in the water. I think waterlillies are such a great subject, and it seems so many people have paininted them at some point. It 's hard not to think of Monet and waterlillies together. There is a breathtaking exhibit of Monet's waterlillies at the Musee de L'Orangerie in Paris. They are huge and displayed in an oval -shaped room. If they have a website, it's worth checking out.

ADDENDUM:

There is a website... click on "Les Nympheas".
www.musee-orangerie.fr

Dreaming of Giverney

Funny that I've been painting California and France in summer while a snowstorm is hitting our city. Here's a look outside our window.



Oh to be at Giverney again. It is so beautiful. We were there in the month of June and took the train from Paris to the town of Verdun outside of Paris. (or was that town near Versailles? I can't recall. Now, I'll have to look it up or I won't be able to sleep!) Here's the inspiration to all that French daydreaming... my waterlily painting. It's still not finished but is coming along.