Try to forget what objects you have before you – a tree, a house, a field, or whatever. Merely think, ‘Here is a little square of blue, here an oblong of pink, here a streak of yellow,' and paint it just as it looks to you, the exact color and shape, until it gives you your own impression of the scene before you.” – Claude Monet
In this painting of Rhododendrons, I followed Monet's directive and tried very hard not to paint “flowers” and “leaves” but rather strokes of color. I am happy with the result and will try to maintain this mindset in future paintings.
Try to forget what objects you have before you – a tree, a house, a field, or whatever. Merely think, ‘Here is a little square of blue, here an oblong of pink, here a streak of yellow,' and paint it just as it looks to you, the exact color and shape, until it gives you your own impression of the scene before you.” – Claude Monet
In this painting of Rhododendrons, I followed Monet's directive and tried very hard not to paint “flowers” and “leaves” but rather strokes of color. I am happy with the result and will try to maintain this mindset in future paintings.