Monet: Bathing at la Grenouillere

This is another piece from another great and famous artist. what attracts me to this painting so much is the mood and appearance created by his colour palette and impressionist style.

The way the foreground is bathed in shade and the background in sunlight gives the impression  of the time of year and wheather conditions. This use of light gives the impression of a walm afternoon, swimming outdoors. Judging by the clothes some of the people are wearing on the deck, this could be possibly happening. The fact that Monet has captured so much in the painting is why i chose to look at it in depth.
The clear brush stroke style of the impressionist has such a hold on me. When i look at this picture it gives an "out-of-focus" of blurred appearance. This personally makes it seem as if you were remembering it as if it was a memory. I'd love to of been here at la Grenouillere at a time like this. Just the atmospheric feeling of the painting gives such positive connotations.

Bathing at La Grenouillere, 1869
Oil on white preimed canvas 73 x 92cm

Here is a link to the National Galleries page on Monet:
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/claude-oscar-monet