A Closer Look at Gardanne by Paul Cézanne

In my last post, I took you on a virtual journey of the European Masterpieces exhibition that took place here in Brisbane, Australia. Someone commented that each painting is so beautiful it warrants individual study. I agree. So over the next few weeks, I’m going to be taking a closer look at a handful of … Read more

How Claude Monet Documented Light Using the Rouen Cathedral

This post follows on from How Claude Monet Used Haystacks To Demonstrate Light And Color. Here is another example of how Claude Monet painted the same subject in varying environments to demonstrate how changes in light can affect color. He used the Rouen Cathedral as the subject in 28 paintings which I could find, all of … Read more