Did you know that Claude Monet created his water lily ponds to paint? And here all these years later, I am also painting his water lily pond. My daughter, Tracy, & I went to Giverny, France to visit Claude Monet's house, gardens and water lily ponds. From the many photos I took, I painted this painting which is now in a private collection. ............................ #1 All Galleries Day!
63 Comments
Mia Bailey Hopper 21 Jun 2010
Absolutely beautiful!david snider 09 Jun 2010
great one Sharon..Monet is such an inspiration..Caron Carlyon 06 Feb 2009
Wonderfully done.Anne-Cecile Derrien 02 Sep 2008
very nice and pleasant workCathy Howell 29 Jul 2008
One of my favorites!mike aeichele 17 Jul 2008
Oh Sharon.....I look at an oil rig all day every day....for weeks on end.......I am starved for visuals, and yours are so well donenicoletta salfo 03 Jul 2008
Simply beautiful! I've been there i love it!margaret mckeehan 02 Jul 2008
Sharon this is wonderful , did you take a photo of this and paint it?Lori Andrews 30 Jun 2008
Very Beautifuly, did you visit here? I some day dream to. This is quite lovely Sharon. :)AVE HURLEY 22 Jun 2008
I love his work and this is very complimentary to his style.Excellent job done here. You captured the essence wonderfully.Sylvester Marshall 17 Jun 2008
Wow... makes me want to bathe in that pond! That's so surreal, Sharon. Quite a captivating piece of art!erick cervantes 15 Jun 2008
Beautiful work.leny hendrickx 11 Jun 2008
very great picture ! you are also very expresive , in your paintings and photografic ,poems!Gayle Taylor 08 Jun 2008
Fabulous!Caballero Salguero 06 Jun 2008
Sharon: Clade Monet. Of child was' my favorite painter... Your acrylic. is splendid, beautiful !!! Best wishes. Jose'Brenda Loveless 01 Jun 2008
this is exquisite...waterlily ponds are certainly inspiring, even less famous onesdanilo ramos 31 May 2008
very nicekaren Salley'Rice 31 May 2008
great compostion, beautiful colors. I love your work!robert minchin 29 May 2008
Ah, the fmaous bridge. Very nice.cynthia berridge 28 May 2008
very beautiful art so freshJacki Bowler 26 May 2008
Lovely, Sharon...........great movement and reflections in the pond and so many shades of green...........you are so lucky to have visited here..........it was Monet above all others who inspired me to take up art when i was young :o))james kaval 25 May 2008
i really like this painting... the mood, the reflections, the composition and those colors!Madeleine Weber 25 May 2008
wonderfull Sharon. Your realistic moods are so amazing every time! Of course this is in a private collection! It's fantastic!Nilantha Lokunarangode 25 May 2008
Excellent painting my friend I like your Style and brush stroke I will try it.KC CHANG 25 May 2008
FANTASTIC!Barry Huyett 25 May 2008
gReat aRT!........beautiful!Carliss Mora 24 May 2008
Fantastic, Sharon! Most gorgeous, and wonderful work!!Cindy Lemoi 24 May 2008
Looks so peaceful & beautiful ! Great painting, Sharon !John Fish 24 May 2008
striking, beautiful. love the reflectionsRuth Kauffman 24 May 2008
Another excellent painting, Sharon!!! Lovely!!Seth Weaver 24 May 2008
An excellent work, Sharon it has a photographic quality to it. A masterful creation.Annette Labedzki 24 May 2008
wonderful!!! my sister went there as well!Fiona Robinson 24 May 2008
beautiful workLior Goldenberg 24 May 2008
Excellent done, Sharon! Great mood to this beautiful painting!debbie collier 24 May 2008
Beautiful!!!!Kathy Hat 24 May 2008
What a wonderful painting. Lucky you to have seen such a beautiful place.Lisa Bell 24 May 2008
Now, how wonderful is this! I would love to see his lily pond! Just read a book about Monet, and it was very inspiring! Lovely painting!Anonymous Guest 24 May 2008
Whoa I thought that was a photo! Very nice. I'm glad I stopped by. Take care, LyleGabrielle Stahlie 24 May 2008
Such a lovely sight Sharon... a place to dream of.BILL NAGY 24 May 2008
Beautiful painting, Sharon. Monet had very little on you. BILL NAGYSandra McClure 24 May 2008
Beautiful painting Sharon and one of my favorite places. Monet had so much beauty to inspire him.Sigridur Bachmann 24 May 2008
Excellent work of art.!! great variety of green....just SUPERB:::::::Joan Stohlman 24 May 2008
What an absolutely gorgeous painting. How great that you were able to visit Monet`s home and take pictures of this.luci reader 24 May 2008
this is absolutely goregeous , Sharon! what a delightful painting!jamie winter 24 May 2008
most awesome work sharon.just incredible my friend. wowAlberto D'Assumpcao 24 May 2008
Fantastic acrylic, Sharon!Emily Reed 24 May 2008
IT IS A WONDERFUL MONET, SHARON! SO LUCKY YOU ARE TO HAVE BEEN THERE!Mary Janosik 24 May 2008
Excellent work, Sharon!!!! I heard that many of his pond paintings were from memory, as he went blind. He was a most interesting artist. Lucky for you to have been at Girverny, someday I hope to go there.... :)Joke Schotting 24 May 2008
SUPER PAINTING WORK LOVE IT SHARON!!Teresa Dominici 24 May 2008
This is an amazing work of art Sharon, you did a fantastic painting (as always).Julie Mayser 24 May 2008
Sharon, this is so lovely! -And what a wonderful variety of greens in this special painting....Donald Schrier 24 May 2008
Very beautiful work Sharonmel taylor 24 May 2008
Actually, when I first looked...I thought this was another photograph! Beautiful work, Sharon! melannette steens 24 May 2008
you did this excellent, the reflections are super Sharon!Anonymous Guest 24 May 2008
What a super painting you have done here. I am sure he would be proud that someone continued his dream and what a grand job you did hereJoanna Jungjohann 24 May 2008
very pretty sharonMJ Mitchell 24 May 2008
Beautiful artwork - I love the greens, the poppies, the bridge in the distance - exquisite painting Sharon!Loredana 24 May 2008
Very very beautiful :Warren Ballard 24 May 2008
In a word, BRILLIANT!!Franklin Billyk 24 May 2008
I to thought this was a photograph when I first looked at it, a great painting. You are up there with the BEST Sharon!Zura Potskhishvili 24 May 2008
WELL DONE!! Classical art work! Monet my friend-Sharon too!!Anonymous Guest 24 May 2008
this is phenomenal sharon your relections nd water highlights are truely outstandingTerry Harris 24 May 2008
Excellent work!! What a beautiful painting, my "Pic of the Day!"