I waited for the idea to consolidate, for the grouping and composition of themes to settle themselves in my brain.
Claude MonetMy only desire is an intimate infusion with nature, and the only fate I wish is to have worked and lived in harmony with her laws.
Claude MonetI want the unobtainable. Other artists paint a bridge, a house, a boat, and that's the end. They are finished. I want to paint the air which surrounds the bridge, the house, the boat, the beauty of the air in which these objects are located, and that is nothing short of impossible.
Claude Monet