Soleil Levant - Claude Monet

Of all of the art that we have studied throughout the past week or so, this painting has stuck in my mind the most. Monet portrays a very solitary, serene landscape, with the sunset cascading down upon the water. By doing this, Monet incorporates his general ideology of capturing the momentary overall feeling, or impression of light falling upon a real life scene before your eyes. This picture is very simple, and it is because of this that it is so realistic. One could easily sink deep into the scene and imagine themselves in this very situation that Monet is depicting.