How Monet's Palette Developed: Starting At The Beach
Claude Monet's palette changed considerably as he developed his ideas about color and in this video we join him near the start of that journey in 1870, painting en plein air at the beach at Trouville.
Join me as I delve into this delightful and deceptively subtle painting. We will see how at this point he was still basically using an Old Master palette - yellow ocher, red ocher, black, white with ultramarine blue - but was able to create an image of a fresh outside world.
Working quickly and (of course!) impressionistically, form was not that important to him in this work but color most definitely was. Gestured brushwork, layered paint. subtle colors and powerful contrast combine to give a wonderful sense of light and space. Like Van Gogh, Monet would have known about simultaneous contrast, and here we will see how he builds from a base of neutral grays.
In future videos we will explore how he stopped using earth colors and moved to pure hues, but for now let's enjoy learning from this Great Artist at this stage of his career.
If you follow the link below to the National Gallery website, you can download a low resolution, but perfectly acceptable, image of the original for free: The Beach at Trouville, 1870: www.nationalga...
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You are Great ,thank you so much.
I like the vids. Even if they’re old
I would be interested on a similar study on a work of Joaquin Sorolla. Perhaps you might consider doing a video for that purpose.
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2 жыл бұрын
Ok I will haveva go. He reminds me of Sargent but with stronger light.
Very enjoyable, will try my best to get the right colours, thanks Ian
Just wanted to say thank you for a lovely and informative video,was able to follow the colour mixing advise and Hopefully will be attempting my own Monet later. Loved the painting you chose. WJ.
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4 жыл бұрын
W J I was a pleasure. Analysing the painting has added to my appreciation of the the wonderful talent of Monet. I am glad it seems that the video idoes the same for you.
Thank you Ian it never ceases to amaze me the colour mixing i would never have thought you could get the colours from none related colour
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4 жыл бұрын
CJ It’s a pleasure.
That really is such a beautiful painting
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4 жыл бұрын
oobopshbam81 Yes analysing it helped me to appreciate its beauty even more.
Thank you again Ian. what colour did you put down underground? Lovely to you again..bri ghtens up the day. All the best to you and your family. Take care.
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4 жыл бұрын
Joanne Lamb hi Jo good to hear from you, For the ground I just added white to yellow ochre. I hope you and your family are staying clear of the virus.
Apparently grains of sand are still trapped in the paint, suggesting that Monet did indeed do his painting on the beach, at a time when gatherings of more than two people were allowed!
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4 жыл бұрын
bozena wisz thanks for that B. I does look like a painting done on the spot to me.
I’m interested in the book you’re using , what is it called?
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3 жыл бұрын
Monet published by Dorling Kindersley as part of a series of art books called Eyewitness Guides ISBN 075136150 X
You are copying a reproduction of an image of ink from a printer on paper. Has really nothing to do with getting colors Monet used. Its fun to do but not much to do with Monet, his palette, or technique. May as well enjoy it. If you want to learn how to paint, start with a copy of an actual painting in an actual museum. It's a good place to start.
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2 жыл бұрын
I disagree working from reproductions is not ideal but you can still learn a lot. I am using the same palette of colours as Monet and learning how to use it following the same two colour mixing priciplesbhe uesd he used. The colours are not far off the colours in Monet’s paintings. You learn how to mix using the same combinations as him. However the idea of the channel is not to learn how to paint like a great artist but to use a reproduction of a great painting as an aid to improve your technique, mixing skills and ability to create colour contrasts. But of course it would be better to be infront of the actual painting as you would learn more as you can see more. Reproductions are much better than they used to be.
Who was bargaining over modiglianis grave or van goghs death no one recognised these artists colour theory we can learn from but where is the compassion for each other as humans. Laughing about toilet paper we can learn and study from practical paint but where is the compassion from human emotions which we all experience
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4 жыл бұрын
Sam StyleAndCosmetics Hi Sam it is good to hear from you again. Yes I agree the most important part of painting and art is the expression of our thoughts and feelings. I will one day give you my emotional responses to what I think these great artists achieved. One comment which I think you will find interesting, if you do not already know it, is by Sigmund Freud who commented on what he thought contemorary psinters of his day were achieving which is to give the abstract, things we can not see, such as emotion, a concrete visual reality.
I wonder who appreciates mental health alcoholism in artists torment how they achieved what they did in their troubled minds that is not really talked about. Bit sad really