Wisteria

Color seems to float rather than settle in Wisteria. Blossoms dissolve into water and sky, with no clear horizon to hold the scene in place. Forms blur and overlap, inviting the eye to wander slowly through layers of blue, green, and violet. The painting feels immersive, less like a view of nature and more like being inside it.

Claude Monet painted works like this late in his life, inspired by the wisteria in his garden at Giverny. By this time, he was no longer interested in describing a subject clearly. Instead, he focused on sensation, light, and the way color could suggest depth and movement on its own. The result is almost abstract, yet still rooted in observation. It reflects a lifetime spent looking closely at nature, and a willingness to let painting become more emotional and intuitive, shaped by memory as much as by sight.