Art Appreciation Points of Discussion
Excerpted from How Artists See Elements by Colleen Carroll.
Water: Les Nymphéas Blancs (The White Waterlilies), by Claude Monet.
About the Artwork
The pond in this picture of a lush garden is a quiet home to many types of living things, including the waterlilies that float in clusters on its surface. So many plants fill the pond that the dark water is almost completely covered.
In between the flowers, there are brush strokes of green, white, and yellow paint. What do you think they represent?
If you were looking into the water, what would you see?Recommended Books:
The Elements: Earth Air Fire Water
by: Colleen Carroll
In How Artists See the Elements, the author examines how the four elements have been depicted in works of art from different time periods and places
How Artists See - Teacher's Guide
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