The Woman with Parasol

 The Woman with Parasol

Claude Monet is among the founding and inspiration that came up with the Impressionist movement. In his paintings entailed scenes outside, and they usually featured grass, flowers, sky, and bodies of water. He often used human elements like trains or boats, to contrast the beauty and power of nature.  Human aspects in his painting are typically portrayed to be small in scale compared to the natural elements, and by doing so, he tried to convey a sense of vulnerability or imperfection in human. Monet’s artistic work mainly contained the feature of spontaneity, which was a common feature among the impressionists. The feature was illustrated using brushstrokes. The brushstrokes were used to convey a random sense of human subject or movement undertaking spontaneous activities. The Woman with Parasol depicts the element of freedom and spontaneity, which was a common characteristic of the impressionist movement.

The painting the Woman with Parasol features Monet’s wife and son, who are out on a walk in the sunshine. The feature of spontaneity is evident from bright sun descending on the two while the grass is swirling around them.  The day was windy, sunny, and they were strolling around.  The parasol and the wispy moving clouds above Mrs. Monet’s head bring a sense of movement in the painting.  This has been achieved by using swirling and soft brushstroke, a common feature of the Impressionist. It helps bring the impression of a stronger breeze.

Mrs. Monet’s parasol is robust and darker, which anchors in the air. The parasol tends to help her be steady and shade of sun her face. The feature helps the viewer to have a better look at Mrs. Monet’s facial. Dar and light is another feature of the Impressionist, and it is common in Monet’s artistic works. The sky, grass surrounding her, and parasol help derive the impression of dark and light. The clouds are bright white while the skies are light blue, and the sun helps in illuminating them. Mrs. Monet’s parasol is dark, thereby drawing the attention of the viewer of the human figure.

The grass around Mrs. Monet and her skirt swirl around, making her stand out against the grass. The grass is brighter compared to the skirt, therefore, bringing the aspect of nature around human figures. Mrs. Monet has a boy on her left. The boy is Mrs. Monet’s son, and he is portrayed on a smaller scale compared to the vast sky and swirling grass. The boy’s outline is not as persuasive as compared to that of his mother, making vulnerable and smaller. That feature makes sense since the boy is short. The boy casts no shadow where the mother has a long and dark shadow over the grass. The artist portrayed that by extension beyond the border of the painting.

The boy’s body half is invisible due to the shortness of the boy against the tallness of the grass. That aspect helps bring out the feature of dimension to the painting. The viewer is also made to understand the scale between the son, mother, and nature that surrounds them. There is literally no movement between the mother and her son. The two are affected by the stiff breeze, and it is evident from the swirling of Mrs. Monet’s skirt around her with skirts. The boy’s figure in the painting does not move. His clothes remain unmoved, and he is portrayed to be standing still as if he is not affected by the winds. That can be translated to be the mother trying to shield the sun from the strong winds.

There is a facial similarity between the two elements in the painting. They have the same facial once the viewer understands the relationship between the two. From the art, they have been portrayed as to be looking straight at the viewers in their stroll. They see, to ask the viewers what they were doing there. Neither the mother nor the son smiles at the viewer. They give a look of curious and interested people. It helps to bring the feature spontaneity in the art without making the subject look fake.  It helps bring the aspect of humanity and realism as they both appear to be waiting for the winds to calm down for them to continue with their walk. The artist uses brushstrokes to give the son a youthful touch.

In conclusion, Impressionism has proved to be an inspiring and intriguing movement of art since its inception. The move helps to celebrate nature and the joy that comes with life. Monet used different aspects of artistic style to portray his work to the viewers. The use of brushstrokes, paying attention to shadows and light, bright colors, and pastel was something too familiar with Impressionist. The painting is an apparent illustration heritage that movement created and left. The use of color brings the touch of a sunny day that was full of air and joy. Mrs. Monet and son going on a walk on a sunny day is a clear demonstration of the joy nature brings while as a child.