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My eyes were finally opened and I understood nature. I learned at the same time to love it.

Claude Monet

I’m enjoying the most perfect tranquillity, free from all worries, and in consequence would like to stay this way forever, in a peaceful corner of the countryside like this.
CLAUDE MONET

Country Enjoyment Forever Freedom Peace Perfection Tranquility Worry
I will bring lots of studies back with me so I can work on some big things at home.
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Education Home Myself Work
I’m working hard with more determination than ever. My success at the Salon led to my selling several paintings and since your absence I have made 800 francs; I hope, when I have contracts with more dealers, it will be better still.
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Absence Better Deal Determination Hard Work Myself Paint
I must have flowers, always, and always.
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Flower Myself
The light constantly changes, and that alters the atmosphere and beauty of things every minute.
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Atmosphere Beautiful Change Light Time
I haven’t many years left ahead of me and I must devote all my time to painting, in the hope of achieving something worthwhile in the end, something if possible that will satisfy me.
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Achievement Devotion Myself Paint Possible Satisfaction Time
All I did was to look at what the universe showed me, to let my brush bear witness to it.
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Brush Myself See Sight Universe
My work is always better when I am alone and follow my own impressions.
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Alone Art Better Impression Myself Work
Getting up at 4 in the morning, I slave away all day until by the evening I’m exhausted, and I end by forgetting all my responsibilities, thinking only of the work I’ve set out to do.
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End Evening Forget Myself Responsibility Work
I had so much fire in me and so many plans.
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Fire Myself Planning
I can only draw what I see.
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Draw Myself See
I never draw except with brush and paint.
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Artist Brush Draw Exception Myself Paint
I’ve said it before and can only repeat that I owe everything to Boudin and I attribute my success to him. I came to be fascinated by his studies, the products of what I call instantaneity.
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Fascination Myself Product Repeat Success
It is only too easy to catch people’s attention by doing something worse than anyone else has dared to do it before.
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Attention Catch Dare Easy Myself People
Apart from painting and gardening, I’m not good at anything.
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Garden Goodness Myself Paint
I do what I can to convey what I experience before nature and most often, in order to succeed in conveying what I feel, I totally forget the most elementary rules of painting, if they exist that is.
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Existence Experience Nature Paint Rule Success

My eyes were finally opened and I understood nature. I learned at the same time to love it.

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