Between the Bars: Comments on 'Based upon a painting by Claude Monet'https://betweenthebars.org/posts/commentfeed/238992022-03-01T09:30:08ZComment2022-03-01T09:30:08ZJames Riva/people/show/339tag:betweenthebars.org,2022-03-01:/posts/23899/based-upon-a-painting-by-claude-monet/comments
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Comment2022-01-26T21:07:09ZRick/people/show/37556tag:betweenthebars.org,2022-01-26:/posts/23899/based-upon-a-painting-by-claude-monet/comments
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Beautiful James !<br />Rick<br />Wilkinsburg, Pa
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Comment2022-01-26T15:52:39ZAlisandra/people/show/36988tag:betweenthebars.org,2022-01-26:/posts/23899/based-upon-a-painting-by-claude-monet/comments
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Dear James,<br /> I unfortunately do not live in Belgium. I am actually a college student in New Jersey! That’s really crazy you received a letter from another Alisandra, I always thought there wasn’t many of us with that name. I have traveled to France and I speak the language semi-fluently. I’d love to see Belgium though, maybe when I finish school I’ll get out and see more of the world.<br /> You know so much about Monet! Your paintings also feel very full of light and radiate a kind of soft energy that I don’t think is common in art anymore. I know about the man made pond in France, I find it very interesting how connected to nature he was. His garden was very beautiful, it was so full of life with bees and butterflies everywhere.<br /> A crayon painting sounds really difficult to do. You are an incredibly talented painter, you could even make money the way Monet did! Why did Monet inspire you over other painters? I have seen lots of art because I visited the Louvre before Monet’s house, but I think his art stuck with me more than seeing really famous pieces like the Mona Lisa. I don’t know many pieces by Van Rijn, but I would be interested in learning more about his work. <br /> -Alisandra
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Comment2021-12-09T23:25:29ZAlisandra/people/show/36988tag:betweenthebars.org,2021-12-09:/posts/23899/based-upon-a-painting-by-claude-monet/comments
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I have seen Claude Monet's paintings and his house in person and I can really see how you channeled him.
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James, this is beautiful! Thanks for sharing.<br />-Erica
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