Claude Monet's Water Lilies: The Clouds painted in 1903 is my favourite out of the many paintings of Monet covering lilies. This image is vividly beautiful due to the evident extensive thought behind it's composition. The image itself is of a river or pond, covered with lilies and surrounded by grass. However, the main element is the sheer beauty with which Monet captures the reflection of the clouds. Through the use of contrast between the light shades of blue and bright tones of green, Monet encapsulates nature realistically. Structurally the water is the main focus of the image, spanning the majority of the canvas, however the green grass, provides the viewer with a closed frame image. The point of view is looking down on the water, almost parallel and with the reflection of the sky and grass, the image almost acts as a mirror capturing the surroundings and providing the viewer with an all round view. Monet's painting is demonstrative of how one image can represent a whole setting.
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