In the middle of another long hot summer in London davidt his partner and two small children escaped to the countryside
to breathe fresher air, re-connect with nature and ultimately take the pictures they had always wanted to take.
The countryside proved fertile ground resulting in beautiful photographs capturing the intimacy
and magic of the elements and the pleasure of a family discovering a new environment
Then someone went out and bought a book

It was never the intention to follow anyone, quite the opposite, but once you turn off the commercial road and start
following your own path assuming you were also moving out of the city as Monet did, it isn't very long before
you start finding the same scenes of poppy fields, orchards and landscapes to explore and photograph.
The light and colour are the same, the weather conditions remain constant, only the medium
has changed, the challenge of recording the scene simply emphasizes the
growing feeling of following in someone's footsteps

Mine and others fascination with Monet is more than a desire for beauty or nostalgia for a more innocent time
Monet along with the other impressionists broke with the artists traditional dependency on a rich mentor
or more often the church. Their determination to chose their own subject matter allowed them
the freedom to create work full of new ideas and techniques, showing a new audience
to a new audience and escaping the straitjacket of religious symbolism.

In Search of Monet was originally inspired by the book "Monet by himself " a collection of letters written by Monet
through out his working life. Edited by Richard Kendall, the letters give more of an insight into Monet's life
than any biography because they talk directly of the pictures being painted, and of the effort
dedication and sheer hard work that went into every one.
Published by Little, Brown and Company.

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