Waterloo Bridge, Overcast Weather 1904

Claude Monet painted 'Waterloo Bridge, Overcast Weather' with oil on canvas, and the way he's daubed the paint here, it's all about process. It feels like he's chasing after something ephemeral, like light itself. Look at the surface – the texture is so present. Thick strokes of blues and yellows, layered and blended. It’s not about hiding the hand of the artist but revealing it. You can almost feel the bristles of the brush, the push and pull of the paint. And that hazy, dreamlike quality. See the way the arches of the bridge fade into the water? It’s like a memory, or a fleeting moment captured in pigment. Monet was always chasing the light and atmosphere. Think of Turner, another painter obsessed with light, but where Turner is dramatic, Monet is more about capturing the subtle shifts, the everyday magic. It’s not just a bridge, it’s an experience.