Claude Monet- art style

I have been reviewing over some of Claude Monet's paintings from the 18 and 1900's. Knowing that Claude Monet was one of the inventors of Impressionism really stands out to me and makes me feel like he is a talented artist. He started his own form and style of art and that is very impressive. I believe that only a unique artist can discover his own style of painting. Monet's paintings are very smooth and mixed together. The colors all go together and blend perfectly. Even though the colors are blended together you can still clearly see the buildings, trees, people, flowers, etc. He uses both strong lines and blurred colors in his paintings. He mainly uses defined lines to emphasize tree trunks and buildings. To show the the leaves, grass and flower petals he uses a cluster of colors to create a blurred vision. One good example of this cluster of colors is "Villas a Bordighera" which he painted in 1884.



I think that his use of colors and lines flow and stand out. He does not make the sharp lines look out of place or having the cluster of colors look randomly put in. It all flows and each style is used perfectly. You can tell the different styles of brush strokes that he uses in this painting. As you can see he does not make the buildings in the back very clear but you can defiantly tell what they are. You are never guessing what is going on or what something is in Monet's art.

I found this wonderful website that has a ton of Monet's paintings in it from the beginning paintings to the last ones. http://www.intermonet.com/oeuvre/index.htm
There are also many galleries that have Monet's art in it. If you want to see the real thing.