Claude Monet is one of my absolute, all-time favorite artists. Let’s take a quick trip to France to paint his beautiful house and gardens in Giverny. That’s one of the advantages of being an artist, we can travel the world at a moment’s notice. The initial idea for my eBay EMBRYO Diptych is quickly jotted down in my sketch book.
Now let’s begin with Monet’s house. The basic plan is sketched on the panel with a brush dipped in a thin oil wash of MUD (Alizarin Crimson + Ultramarine Blue) + Liquin. The window areas are made translucent instead of completely opaque, when I’m finished it will appear as if there is something in the room inside.
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The colors Monet chose for his home were quite radical at the time, he wanted the house to blend with the surrounding gardens. He broke the tradition of drab walls, grey shutters and doors. Claude painted the exterior of his home a soft pink, selecting a rich green for the doors, windows and shutters. The complimentary colors make each other appear more intense. Aren’t they yummy together?
One detail both Jack and I found extremely interesting was the door knobs were mounted right in the center of the front doors under the windows. Seven steps lead up to the main entry. In the Bible seven is the number of perfection. Well, Monet’s home and gardens look perfectly beautiful to me. What do you think?
Climbing Roses cascade over the doors and windows. Mixtures of Permanent Rose + Cadmium Red Light + White are used to block in the flowers. Then I come back and paint the leaves with mixes of Pthalo Blue + Cadmium Yellow Medium.
La Maison de Monet (Monet’s House)
Elegant purple Irises line the pathway leading to the gorgeous green doors of Monet’s home. Wouldn’t you just love to walk up the path and sit on one of the steps, taking in the wonderful fragrance of the Roses? You can, every single day, with La Maison de Monet on your wall! If you’d like to see this or any of the other images larger just click on the pictures.
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La Maison de Monet measures 6″ x 6″. And don’t worry about framing this little gem, it has finished sides and is ready to hang.
La Maison de Monet is one of two EMBRYOS designed to hang individually or as a pair. It’s companion painting is Le Pont Japonais (The Japanese Bridge). Senkarik EMBRYOS make unique gifts that are sure to please, bringing smiles for years to come. The cheerful blooms in these EMBRYOS will last long after regular flowers are gone.
HAPPY BIDDING and HUGS,
Mikki Senkarik 
March 6, 2014 at 2:46 AM |
mikki ….. i like to see your wonderful paintings…..i don’t have the same color of your painting…maybe ….i live in small town ……can you give me only one packet of color or name of your paintings colors ….. plzzz…..
March 6, 2014 at 6:12 AM |
Hi Sheetal,
Here is the link to our double primary color mixing system. This gives a complete list of the oil colors we use.
https://mikkisenkarik.wordpress.com/2012/09/02/our-color-mixing-system/
I think you will find this helpful. Thank you for following my blog. Mikki