Eine Allee in Monets Garten in Giverny 1902

Claude Monet painted Eine Allee in Monets Garten in Giverny with oil on canvas, using a dappled approach to mark-making and a vibrant, yet harmonious colour palette. This makes me think of artmaking as a process of layering and building, much like how a garden grows. Looking closely, you can see the texture of the paint, thick in some areas, almost translucent in others. It’s like Monet was trying to capture not just the look of the garden, but also the feeling of being there, the warmth of the sun, the coolness of the shade. Focus on how the blues and purples in the lower left create a sense of depth and shadow, pulling you into the scene. Monet’s work reminds me of Van Gogh, another painter obsessed with capturing the world around him through colour and brushstroke. Both artists show us that art is not just about representation, but about feeling, about experience, about the ongoing conversation between the artist and the world.