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One day Boudin said to me, ‘Learn to draw well and appreciate the sea, the light, the blue sky.’ I took his advice.

Claude Monet

Thanks to my work everything’s going well; it’s a great consolation.
CLAUDE MONET

Greatness Myself Thankful
The only merit I have is to have painted directly from nature with the aim of conveying my impressions in front of the most fugitive effects.
CLAUDE MONET

Direct Effect Impression Nature Paint
Despite my extremely modest prices, dealers and art lovers are turning their backs on me. It is very depressing to see the lack of interest shown in an art object which has no market value.
CLAUDE MONET

Art Deal Depression Interest Love Market Modesty Myself Price Value
I am following Nature without being able to grasp her, I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.
CLAUDE MONET

Flower Myself Nature Paint
My eyes were finally opened and I understood nature. I learned at the same time to love it.
CLAUDE MONET

Eyes Learning Myself Nature Open Time Understand
Nothing in the whole world is of interest to me but my painting and my flowers.
CLAUDE MONET

Flower Interest Myself Paint World
It’s on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly.
CLAUDE MONET

Finding Myself Observation Reflection Strength Way
Gardening was something I learned in my youth when I was unhappy. I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.
CLAUDE MONET

Flower Garden Happiness Learning Myself Youth
For me, the subject is of secondary importance: I want to convey what is alive between me and the subject.
CLAUDE MONET

Alive Important Myself Subject
Never, even as a child, would I bend to a rule.
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Children Myself Rule
I must have flowers, always, and always.
CLAUDE MONET

Flower Myself
I’m in a foul mood as I’m making stupid mistakes… This morning I lost beyond repair a painting with which I had been happy, having done about twenty sessions on it; it had to be thoroughly scraped away… what a rage I was in!
CLAUDE MONET

Decision Happiness Myself Rage Session Stupidity
I work at my garden all the time and with love. What I need most are flowers, always. My heart is forever in Giverny.
CLAUDE MONET

Flower Forever Garden Heart Love Myself Need Time Work
The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration.
CLAUDE MONET

Achievement Inspirational Myself Nature Rich Source
My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece
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Beautiful Garden Masterpiece Myself
Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.
CLAUDE MONET

Joy Obsession Torment

One day Boudin said to me, ‘Learn to draw well and appreciate the sea, the light, the blue sky.’ I took his advice.

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