Waterloo Bridge 1903

Claude Monet made Waterloo Bridge with oil paint. Look how it shimmers! The dominant colours are blues and purples, applied in short, soft brushstrokes. It makes me think about how the artwork came into being, shifting and emerging through many layers, maybe through trial and error? I wonder if it was an intuitive process? I sympathize with Monet trying to capture a scene that's not so fixed. What was it like to create this? What was he thinking when he made it? I wonder if he’s anything like me when I paint! The painting is very thin, in places. See how the texture gives it such an ethereal quality? It's less about the solidity of the bridge and more about the fleeting moment, the atmosphere, the light dancing on the water. It all communicates feeling. Monet’s work reminds me of Turner’s paintings, but he definitely has his own take on light and atmosphere. Artists are in an ongoing conversation and exchange of ideas across time, inspiring one another’s creativity.