tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post1655089270271947360..comments2023-12-30T05:19:28.973-05:00Comments on Morning Musings: Monet's Giverny Garden Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-80430425022929793962014-08-03T08:15:13.205-04:002014-08-03T08:15:13.205-04:00But Barbara! You're not that far from it! The...But Barbara! You're not that far from it! There's still time to go. One review I read highly recommended spending the night nearby so you can be there as soon as it opens--before the tour buses bring the hoards of people.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-11337864321642580662014-08-03T07:57:28.412-04:002014-08-03T07:57:28.412-04:00Always hoped to go to Monet's place but never ...Always hoped to go to Monet's place but never made it. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799594980600477320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-68848611017651091112014-07-29T09:03:24.415-04:002014-07-29T09:03:24.415-04:00Hi Janet. I checked all the possible places your ...Hi Janet. I checked all the possible places your comment could have ended up and could not find it. ☹ Losing comments is like having your ice cream scoop topple off the cone onto the street and having a stray dog dash by and eat it! Yes, Olivia and I will have so many new things to learn together! She is already eager to learn. Her Daddy was talking in full sentences before he was 2 and could carry on a conversation with an adult. Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-59578151192195522552014-07-29T08:48:44.713-04:002014-07-29T08:48:44.713-04:00Hi, Cathy. After about 5 years of teaching, I not...Hi, Cathy. After about 5 years of teaching, I noticed the same thing in a lot of children's books. The best ones were always able to "boil down" complex or difficult subjects into simple concepts children can begin to understand. I really enjoyed your tutorial today on Monet, hands-down my favorite impressionist. You are SO a teacher, you know. With all the information and follow-up material you include in a post. At the rate you're going, Olivia will be reading at a fifth-grade level when she enters kindergarten, and who knows what else!! My schedule was too crammed with other stuff in college, so I was never able to take any art courses or even an art history "primer" type of course, but I'll be checking the online resources you've included here. PS - my comment on the blueberry muffin post has jettisoned off somewhere in the "ether" so I hope you get this one. Have a great week, my friend... :>)Janet Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754470262654502312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-61646056910675504822014-07-29T06:57:30.676-04:002014-07-29T06:57:30.676-04:00I never fully appreciated Impressionism until I di...I never fully appreciated Impressionism until I did all this research this month. Knowing more about the people and the motivation behind the movement itself has really made the difference. I think this is true for anything we don't at first understand.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-87026456993592498922014-07-28T22:09:31.670-04:002014-07-28T22:09:31.670-04:00Claude Monet's works have always been favorite...Claude Monet's works have always been favorites of mine. When we visited the Louvre in Paris I was in love with his work featured there. Impressionism is a lovely art form that he certainly began and is responsible for its popularity. I'm looking forward to seeing many more of your works, Cathy! ♥The Joy of Home with Martha Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912198511168813613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-57725242016463907282014-07-28T19:54:06.433-04:002014-07-28T19:54:06.433-04:00If your father could paint, then it must be in you...If your father could paint, then it must be in your blood! By all means, I hope you will give it a try. Believe me, if I do draw/paint something that pleases me you'll be the first to see it! I'll be bursting to share. Now that I know more about the lives of the Impressionists I will view their paintings in a whole new light. I can't wait till we can get down to DC to the art museums.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-51581552900427298642014-07-28T17:42:26.652-04:002014-07-28T17:42:26.652-04:00I too am disappointed in not being able to comment...I too am disappointed in not being able to comment. But there is so much in this post. I feel like I've been to an art appreciation class, I am coming back to absorb more. I was ready to find my photo of his Argenteuil house from my visit to the Chicago Art Museum last year, but then you showed it. I always have wondered if I could ever slow myself down enough to really try, if I could paint. My father did some nice oils. I'm thinking I should try something upside down. I hope you share more! podsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880888514207597761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-38955085691343855642014-07-28T16:53:04.506-04:002014-07-28T16:53:04.506-04:00I hope you will give it a go! I took a drawing cl...I hope you will give it a go! I took a drawing class a few years ago. We had to draw a still life in the class. I just could not get the correct perspective down! I gave up after a couple classes. I felt like I was in a swim class where they throw you in the water as a way to teach you to swim. Since my life didn't depend on it, I did the easiest thing--just didn't go back.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-26451763271109120072014-07-28T16:31:44.657-04:002014-07-28T16:31:44.657-04:00Cathy, thanks for yet another informative post wit...Cathy, thanks for yet another informative post with lots of links to investigate. Reading about left brain/right brain makes my head hurt, but the idea of drawing/painting images upside-down is intriguing. I took one university class in drawing in hopes of being taught actual techniques; however, we simply were told what to draw and left to our own devices. I struggled mightily with each and every assignment, but by the end of the semester, I was totally amazed at what I had brought forth. In the 15 years since, I've not attempted another drawing ... never mind trying to paint, although I have art supplies at hand should I ever get a wild hair to have a go at it. Thanks for this 'possible inspiration!'<br /><br />Sharon in Alabaman/ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369954553919919919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-6827926593664069702014-07-28T15:52:05.438-04:002014-07-28T15:52:05.438-04:00I have both Linnea books, too, plus an animated vi...I have both Linnea books, too, plus an animated video that was made of the book about Monet's Garden, as well as a little Linnea doll. I'm glad I have that photo of my rose because it died over this past winter. I pulled it out a couple weeks ago and have planted a climbing hydrangea there--like the one in Tasha Tudor's garden on her greenhouse.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-9878505628244966752014-07-28T15:33:49.468-04:002014-07-28T15:33:49.468-04:00Oh, Cathy! Thanks for your posting today on all th...Oh, Cathy! Thanks for your posting today on all things Monet! I still have my daughter's two books I got for her when she was a child : "Linnea's Almanac" and then "Linnea in Monet's Garden". I loved the illustrations and have kept them all these years even now after my daughter is grown and moved out of the house...My daughter also loved the movie "Amelie" your music selection of the day- I will share your post with her :D<br />In the Spring of 2009, I was on a quick trip to Paris--we did see the Louvre but unfortunately did not get to see Monet's works in Musée de l'Orangerie. Will need to go back to Paris to see Monet's beautiful art!<br />Your rose arbor in the garden is beautiful (not commenting on the artwork but the actual plant!) :D<br />Can't wait to read up on the links you've included...you've made my day even happier with your post!<br />Thank you....Mary in NJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-28741153998959553632014-07-28T13:50:10.263-04:002014-07-28T13:50:10.263-04:00Well, I certainly appreciate your disappointment ☺...Well, I certainly appreciate your disappointment ☺....I mean, I'm sorry to disappoint you. Yes, I just learned all that about Monet and more. There's so much more I could have shared about him and am hoping people will look at the links I provided and read some of the books I spoke about. In fact, I just now remembered one I meant to mention!!! It's called "Monet's Passion". I'm going to add it now.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-40488477255666991412014-07-28T13:09:26.239-04:002014-07-28T13:09:26.239-04:00Oh, because I don't take instruction very well...Oh, because I don't take instruction very well I have to say I am deeply disappointed that I'm forbidden to share my joy. Oh, well ~~~ moving swiftly on ~~ I adore Monet. I was introduced to his work in a very big way ~ at the Royal Academy's 1990 exhibition of his work where many of his series paintings were gathered from the countless worldwide collections and displayed along with others from each series ~~~sighs~~~ Did you know that he had cataracts and they think this caused him to develop such a unique style because the cataracts distorted colours? Also, I recently discovered that, at Giverney, he grew the flower beds specifically with the purpose of seeing how colours worked together. Fascinating man, and I'm so pleased you have taken him as your starting point! Waving from Across The Pond ~ Debs :)Deborah Shire Gardenerhttp://a-garden-intheshire.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.com